1. Sex Education in Utah SchoolsBy
Laura Weis
Rachel Norris
Brandi Hatch
Megan Rudd

2. Utah Sex Education Laws
Schools are required to provide STD, HIV/AIDS and sex education
Teach abstinence until marriage
Not required to provide information on contraception

3. Utah Sex Education Laws
Utah would become the first state to ban schools from teaching contraception as a way of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases

4. New Law HB 363 if passed Abstinence only curriculum
No longer teach about contraception, per - marital sex, and homosexuality

5. New Law HB 363 if passed
Remove the state requirement for districts to teach sex education
Prevents teachers from responding to “spontaneous questions from students”

6. Statistics

7. Parent Opinions
Most parents (65%) believe that sex education should encourage young people to delay sexual activity but also prepare them to use birth control and practice safe sex once they do become sexually active.

8. Americans Overwhelmingly Favor Broader Sexuality Education

9. Parent Opinions
Three-quarters of parents say that sex ed classes should cover how to use condoms, and other forms of birth control
They should teach about abortion and sexual orientation

10. Parent Opinions
Sex education classes should also teach about pressures to have sex
They should teach about abortion and sexual orientation
The emotional consequences of having sex

11. Parent Opinions
An overwhelming majority say that schools should teach adolescents how to get tested for HIV/AIDS and other STD’s (86%)

12. Parent Opinions
Parents want schools to teach about how to talk to a partner about birth control and STD’s (77%)

13. Parent Opinions Parents also want schools to teach condom usage (71%)
Where to get and how to use other birth control methods (68%)

14. Parent Opinions
Parents see such courses and content as supplementing, not supplanting, their discussions at home

15. Teacher Opinions
There is a large gap between what teachers think should be taught and what they teach when it comes to birth control, abortion, and sexual orientation.

16. Teacher Opinions
More than 9 in 10 teachers believe that students should be taught about contraception
One in four are instructed not to teach the subject

17. Teacher Opinions
Teachers who teach sex ed believe that schools are not doing enough to prepare students for puberty or to deal with pressures and decisions regarding sexual activity

18. Teacher Opinions
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that a significant proportion of health educators want additional training in the areas of pregnancy, STD, and HIV prevention

19. Teacher Opinions
Teachers face the same stigma and fear teaching sexuality education even in liberal states
Sex and sexuality is treated as a moral issue

20. The biggest benefit of sexual education is knowledge

21. Sexual education doesn't encourage teens to have sex; our culture encourages teens to have sex

22. References http://le.utah.gov/~2012/bills/hbillint/hb0363.htm
"State Sex Education Laws." Teen Aid. Teen Aid Inc. Web. 20 Apr
Hudson, Don. "Proposed Law Would Change Utah's Health and Sex Education Classes." - ABC4.com. ABC 4, 8 Feb Web. 20 Apr
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