n makes a difference in the lives of young people and reduces the risk of them having to go through the harmful effects that can occur when they became sexually active. Shouldn’t we therefore want our Georgia public schools also strive to make an impact on their student’s lives by educating them and encouraging them to make good decisions? It is not only good for our Georgia public schools to encourage abstinence and teach students about safe sex but furthermore, it is their responsibility to protect the youth of our society today.It can not be assumed that a young person is going to learn about sex from his parents or friends because quite often the parents don’t talk to their children about sex and other peers can’t give adequate information about the topic. Young people learn most of the things in their life from the education they get from school, this is why it is the responsibility of Georgia public schools to protect and educate children about sexual matters also. Children that are entering into the world of exploring their sexuality need to know the effects that sex can have on their lives and the cautions that they should take to protect themselves. The number of teenage pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases today are overwhelming, in order for this to be prevented someone has to take the responsibility to teach our youth how to protect themselves. According to the article making love in the dark “an estimated four out of five heterosexual women don’t even use condoms every time they have intercourse. This compromises women’s health enormously ( Bonavoglia 58) There is no reason that a young person’s health should be compromised because the lack of education on how to protect themselves. It should be the responsibility of our schools to protect them from these dangers because it is imperative that they are aware and make the right decisions.Because sex is so preva...
