Thursday, December 29, 2022

At this Texas school, every student is a teen mother

There are a myriad of factors that play a role in teen pregnancy rates, but in Texas, some experts cite the state's strict abortion laws and the fact that sex education is not required in schools... 

As many as 58% of Texas public schools teach abstinence-only sex education, and 25% do not teach it at all, according to the liberal Texas Freedom Network, a religious and community leaders' group. 

"As long as we don't share that information with them, then they're not getting educated," said Cynthia Cardenas, the Lincoln Park High School principal. "They're not given the opportunity to choose whether they want the consequence or not."…

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