The Clarke County school board is expected to vote tonight on whether to adopt two new sex education programs. The material includes information about birth control and contraception to reduce the risk of sexually transmitted diseases. The school board voted more than a year ago to do away with the long-standing policy of abstinence-only sex education. School officials say abstinence still would be taught as a proven method of avoiding pregnancy and disease. Clarke County's teen pregnancy rate is among Georgia's highest - 1 out of every 3 girls becoming pregnant before age 20.
(Associated Press)
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Two Sex Ed. Programs Up For Vote In Clarke County
