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California: School District OKs Abstinence Curriculum

September 29, 2005

Late Tuesday, the board of the Santa Ana Unified School District voted 4-1 to approve an abstinence-based sex education curriculum on the condition that a new abstinence textbook is supplemented with information that covers birth-control alternatives. Sex education has long been a controversial issue in Santa Ana, where the teen birth rate is twice the national average. At the meeting, scores of parents, teachers, activists and community members filled the board's chambers in support of the action.

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Los Angeles Times
09.29.2005

This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.

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