RCL #11

After having worked on my deliberation for a little bit over a month, I was curious to see what other groups had put together. I ended up attending four deliberations; however, the two deliberations I enjoyed the most was the sex education deliberation on ___. This post will include my response to several ideas and misconceptions raised by participants during this deliberation.

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It was interesting to hear the different approaches addressed in the other sex education deliberation. While our deliberation focused on approaches that should be taken when teaching sex education, the other group focused their approaches on whether or not sex education should be taught in schools. I think it was interesting to hear perspectives, although few, that felt sex education would impede upon the religious beliefs and rights. While I understood this perspective, regardless of religious beliefs, sex education is so much more complex than just teaching about… sex. A comprehensive sex education includes healthy relationships, consent, and health measures that can be taken if need be, not to mention people still have sex after marriage and therefore need to be medically accurately informed about their bodies, options, and healthy decision making.

There is a separation between church and state and I believe that sex education is an educational matter (at least in public schools), not a religious matter. Some argued that due to religious beliefs public schools can’t teach sex education. I think that argument is completely flawed. Education should have no religious bias. Additionally, during the deliberation, some people argued that a comprehensive sex education would encourage teenagers to have sex. It may for some students, sure, but the truth of the matter is that more teenagers are having sex, unsafe sex for that matter, than not. Parents are naive to think that by hiding scientific truth from their children they will be less likely to participate in such “unholy” relations. Rather than giving their children resources, parents are leaving their children to be explore sex on their own, and possibly put other children in danger or at risk of sexual diseases, pregnancy, or mental health repercussions.

To promptly conclude my rant, I strongly believe that sex education should incorporated into the public school system. This is not a matter of religion, but a matter of safety.

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