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Minn. House Passes Sex Education Measure

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Apr 29, 2008 6:51 am US/Central

Minn. House Passes Sex Education Measure

ST. PAUL (AP) ― The Minnesota House has voted to compel school districts to offer "age-appropriate" lessons on sexual abstinence, contraception and sexually transmitted diseases.

The Democratic-led House voted to require that districts adopt a sex ed curriculum no later than the 2011-2012 school year. The programs must emphasize abstinence -- but they would also confront diseases and unintended pregnancies, and FDA-approved methods for preventing both.

The provision gives parents the chance to pull their children from sex ed classes, which would be offered in middle school through high school grades.

Supporters of the measure say some students aren't comfortable going to their parents with questions about sex. Detractors say the measure puts sex ed on par with core courses.



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