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Earlier this month, a comprehensive sex education bill titled The Healthy Youth Act was filed in the NC House of Representatives! The bill would make comprehensive sex education available to 7th-9th grade students at the parent's discretion. The bill would allow parents to choose whether their child(ren) follow a abstinence-based comprehensive sex education track or an abstinence-only-until-marriage track. The unique aspect of this bill is that it allows parents to become involved in their child(ren)'s education. In fact, in a survey taken before the bill was drafted, 95% of NC parents with school-aged children believed they should have some type of involvement in what their child(ren) were learning in the classroom.

As teenagers, we deserve to be educated about certain things so that we will be able to make responsible, informed decisions. And...comprehensive sex education does just that!

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