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Mississippi State of Sex Ed Sex education is required, but it is opt-in and must use abstinence-only or abstinence-plus curriculum; contains stigmatizing language about “homosexual activity” and no curriculum can teach that abortion can be used to prevent the birth…
New Mexico State of Sex Ed Sex education is required and state standards outline content to be taught. No mandate for a sex education curriculum to be comprehensive exists, nor is there a standard regarding a medically accurate sex education…
Oklahoma State of Sex Ed Sex education is not required, but AIDS instruction is and should be “medically accurate” and approved of by the Department of Health – however stigmatizing information about LGBTQIA+ individuals is also required to be taught.…
Missouri State of Sex Ed Sex education is not required, however, HIV/AIDS Prevention education is required. If sex ed is taught it must be medically and factually accurate, abstinence based, and teach about contraceptives from a lens that promotes abstinence.…
Montana State of Sex Ed Sex education is required by proxy due to mandated state health content standards, however, no mention of age appropriateness, medical accuracy, abstinence requirement, or HIV requirement, and curriculum decisions are left to local districts. State…
New Jersey State of Sex Ed Sex education is required via New Jersey’s state health education and physical education standards. Instruction must be age-appropriate, evidence-based, culturally appropriate, and medically accurate. Required topics include HIV, STIs, sexuality and gender, consent, contraception,…
Nebraska State of Sex Ed Sex education is not required, nor is HIV/STI education. Limited age-appropriate instruction on healthy relationships is required. If sex education is taught, it must emphasize abstinence. Current Requirements RECENT LEGISLATION SHAPING THE STATE LANDSCAPE Advocates…
New Hampshire State of Sex Ed Sex education is required and state health standards are also required. Sex education is opt out. There is no requirement that the curriculum must be evidence-based, medically accurate, age appropriate or culturally responsive. Curriculum…
Arizona State of Sex Ed Sex education is not required, nor is HIV/STI education in Arizona schools. If sex education is taught, it must instruct on abstinence before marriage and discourage adolescent sexual activity, with no requirement on instruction of…
Alaska State of Sex Ed Sex education is not required, nor is HIV/STI education. Some age-appropriate healthy relationships education is required through required health education, but not consent. No state-level laws on any other aspects of sex education or HIV/STI…
District of Columbia State of Sex Ed Sex education is required. Must be age-appropriate, but not required to be medically accurate. Must cover HIV/STIs, contraception, SOGI, pregnancy options (including abortion), consent, and healthy relationships education. Only required to cover abstinence,…
Iowa State of Sex Ed Sex education is required, and must be age appropriate, medically accurate and evidence based. Some instruction on healthy relationships is required, along with STI education. Recent “Don’t Say Gay” legislation, as well as the removal…
