The Imperative Need for Comprehensive Sex Education in Schools
(10/18/23 4:17pm)
Growing up sexually awkward was probably one of the worst experiences socially, and learning the bare minimum did not help. Both my middle and high school tiptoed around what was necessary for me and my peers to know about sex, which only led to more confusion. This eventually manifested into fear, not only of my identity, but in the actual act itself growing up. This lack of information in schools can lead to a divide between an individual and who they are sexually. When people think of sex education, they think of the act of sex itself, when it is much more than that. Kids deserve to learn about themselves sexually and how it shapes who they are because that is what school is meant for.