Thursday, March 20, 2008

California Panel Adopts Health/Sex Ed Curriculum

California Panel Adopts Health/Sex Ed Curriculum
From the Contra Costa times (article includes a link to the actual standards):

http://www.contracostatimes.com/search/ci_8570876?IADID=Search-www.contracostatimes.com-www.contracostatimes.com

I was interested in this news item because I wrote a paper last year about including rape/sexual assault education under comprehensive sex-ed laws.

My research indicates that teens face a double risk: the risk children face of sexual abuse within the home and the risk of so-called "acquaintance" or date rape. How are we preparing teens to deal with the fact that a sexual abuser or rapist is most likely to be a person they know? And what can we do to empower them despite their status as minors?

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