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Ohio 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…

West Virginia State Profile

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…

Connecticut State Profile

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…

Vermont State Profile

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…

Florida State Profile

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…

North Dakota State Profile

North Dakota’s State of Sex Ed North Dakota schools are required to teach sex education through its health education course. Health education must be in alignment with North Dakota Health Education Content Standards. Sex Ed Requirement Sex Ed Content State…

U.S. Territories: Guam and Other Pacific Islands Profile

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…

Tennessee State Profile

Tennessee’s State of Sex Ed Certain Tennessee schools are required to teach only abstinence  through “family life education”. Sex Ed Requirement Sex Ed Content State Profile Sections Current Requirement RECENT LEGISLATION SHAPING THE STATE LANDSCAPE Advocates in Tennessee have fought…

Rhode Island State Profile

Rhode Island’s State of Sex Ed Rhode Island schools are required to teach sex education through their “comprehensive school health education program”. Curriculum must align with Rhode Islands’ Comprehensive Health Instructional Outcomes, and the Health Literacy for All: The Rhode…

Wyoming State Profile

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…

New Hampshire State Profile

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…

North Carolina State Profile

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…