Originally published on March 5, 2021 2:16 pm
Some Democratic Illinois lawmakers want to adopt more comprehensive sex education standards for K-12 schools to ensure students have a firm understanding of the importance of consent, the consequences of sharing underage sexually explicit material, and knowing when an action is considered sexual abuse.
This week, the House Elementary and Secondary Education: School Curriculum and Policies Committee approved a bill ( HB 24 ) that would require lessons on “sexting” the act of sending and receiving explicit materials that are sexual in nature in their sex education curriculum beginning in the sixth grade.
Beyond being a source for bullying and shaming, a student who has sexually explicit material from a classmate who is a minor can be charged with possessing child pornography.
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According to the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance data, a nationwide survey of in-school youth, 16% of Hillsborough County teens are sexually active in ninth grade, and a significant portion of kids are active at an even earlier age. By the time our youth are in 12th grade, well over half are sexually active. More alarmingly, of those who are sexually active, 42% had sex without a condom and 74% did not use any effective contraception during their last sexual intercourse. [ SHUTTERSTOCK ]