Critique of Sex Ed Blog

I recently read my fellow classmate Abby’s blog about an attempt to limit Sex Education in our public schools.  It mentioned how the few Texas public schools that did not preach abstinence-only are about to have an even more difficult time providing proper sex ed to students.  According to Just Say Know, a campaign to enforce more comprehensive sex ed in Texas schools, Texas leads the nation in both teen abstinence-only programs and has one of the highest teen pregnancy rates.  Abby does not mention the Just Say Know effort, but she does provide dozens of scary statistics about teen pregnancies and the obstacles public schools are having to face in order to provide comprehensive sex education.  The blog focuses on Senate Bill 251, which would force parents to “opt in” to allow their children to participate in sex ed, and bars Planned Parenthood from providing any material for the class.  Both of these obstacles make it not only harder for students to attend the class, but for teachers to properly educate the kids.

                Abby does a great job of not coming off overly bias in this blog.  She makes a thorough attempt to work across the aisle, pleading for both sides of the political spectrum to agree on the issue.  Though she does come off as having a somewhat liberal base, it does not really show in this blog; her concern over our state’s education system is not politically motivated.  She provides numerous examples and credible evidence for her case.  It is chilling to think about the effects Senate Bill 251 will have on our the lives of this state’s children if it passes.