Florida’s State of Sex Ed Some sex education is required by proxy via mandated state health education standards in Florida and Florida law does specify certain curriculum requirements if sex education is taught. As Florida schools are not required to…
Vermont’s State of Sex Ed Sex education is required in Vermont schools as a part of their mandated “comprehensive health education” program in public schools. Sex Ed Requirement Sex Ed Content State Profile Sections Current Requirement RECENT LEGISLATION SHAPING THE…
New Hampshire’s State of Sex Ed New Hampshire schools are required to teach sex education. Sex Ed Requirement Sex Ed Content State Profile Sections Current Requirement RECENT LEGISLATION SHAPING THE STATE LANDSCAPE Advocates have worked diligently to try to advance…
West Virginia’s State of Sex Ed While schools in West Virginia are required to teach sex education, they establish their own standards for curriculum. Because HIV/AIDS is the only mandatory topic that sex education must cover, curriculum varies greatly across…
Wyoming’s State of Sex Ed Wyoming schools are not required to teach sex education. Instead, school districts are left to decide what type of sex education–if any at all–they provide to youth. Sex Ed Requirement Sex Ed Content State Profile…
Ohio’s State of Sex Ed Ohio schools are required to provide sexual health instruction on HIV/STIs through “venereal disease education”. Sex Ed Requirement Sex Ed Content State Profile Sections Current Requirements RECENT LEGISLATION SHAPING THE STATE LANDSCAPE Advocates have faced…
Connecticut’s State of Sex Ed Sex education is not currently mandated in Connecticut. If schools want to teach sex education they may follow the state’s guidelines for sexual health education which include “comprehensive, medically accurate instruction” among other requirements. As…
U.S. Territories State of Sex Ed There are currently three inhabited U.S. territories in the Pacific Ocean: American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands, and three Freely Associated States (FAS) nations. People living in U.S. territories and associated Pacific…
Arkansas’s State of Sex Ed Sex education is not currently mandated in Arkansas, but if offered, it must stress abstinence. If instruction on dating violence is taught, it must be evidence-based. Sex Ed Requirement Sex Ed Content State Profile Sections…
North Carolina’s State of Sex Ed North Carolina schools are required to teach sex education through “comprehensive health education”. Sex Ed Requirement Sex Ed Content State Profile Sections Current Requirement RECENT LEGISLATION SHAPING THE STATE LANDSCAPE In 2009, advocates successfully…
Arizona’s State of Sex Ed Sex education is not currently mandated in Arizona. As Arizona schools are not required to provide sex education to students, school districts are left to decide what, if any, type of sex education they provide…
California’s State of Sex Ed Culturally competent, comprehensive, and medically accurate sex education is mandated in California. While schools are not required to teach consent, they must include instruction on healthy relationships. Sex Ed Requirement Sex Ed Content State Profile…
