Sex Education in Mississippi:

Why ‘Just Wait’ Just Doesn’t Work

Planned Parenthood in Mississippi and the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) released Sex Education in Mississippi: Why ‘Just Wait’ Just Doesn’t Work, which outlines the status of sex education and failed abstinence-only-until-marriage programs in Mississippi.  The report found that young people in Mississippi are currently experiencing some of the worst sexual health outcomes in the country, and are also subjected to ineffective abstinence-only-until-marriage programs and restrictive laws that limit the ability of teachers and school districts to implement comprehensive sexuality education.

Click Here to read the full report: Sex Education in Mississippi: Why "Just Wait" Just Doesn’t Work

Click Here to read the Executive Summary

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