Lack of formal sex education, especially in the college systems, is due to many factors such as opposing religious or conservative views, fear that comprehensive sex education encourages ren to experiment in sexual activities, and concerns over appropriateness of sex education.

A lack of sex and relationships education (SRE) in some of England’s secondary colleges is creating a "ticking sexual health time bomb", councils say.

The curriculum at U. City has not been changed in the past six years even though it is lacking in information regarding sex education and a number of students get pregnant at U. City High every year. “We have had freshmen teens come in here and they’ve already had a ,” said Tuegel.

The Failure of Sex Education "Comprehensive sex education," mandated in states, is the educational fad of the hour, yet there is little evidence that it "works"–prevents teenage

Today, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that in most U.S. states, fewer than half of high colleges and just one in five middle colleges teach all the essential sex education topics recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“Lack of effective sex education can have very real, very serious health consequences,” Dr. Stephanie Zaza, director of the CDC’s division of cent and college health, said in a statement.

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Lack of sex education in colleges has been identified as a major contributory factor to the high rate of teenage pregnancy and unsafe abortion in the country.

The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS)has served as the national voice for sexuality education, sexual health, and sexual rights for over 50 years. SIECUS affirms that sexuality is a fundamental part of being human, one that is worthy of dignity and respect.