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Sex Education in the News

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Public agencies not all about abstinence

Ft. Myers News-Press, January 18, 2010

“Aspects related to sexual abstinence are intertwined within a number of the topics” covered in the health class required for students to graduate from Florida public schools, said Lee County Assistant Director of Curriculum Services Patti Elkin.

The class is abbreviated HOPE (Heath Opportunities in Physical Education) and it’s worth one credit.

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Abstinence proponents look for aid from new health bill

December 27, 2009, Washington Post

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Highlands' teen pregnancy ranking worsens

January 7, 2010, Highlands Today

By Marc Valero

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