It may seem to some that the teaching of sex education in our schools has been a topic of endless discussion over the decades. Many parents and communities are not in favor of these types of programs and consider them an extremely fragile topic. Indeed, incidents of young adolescents engaging in sexual activity at school are rapidly multiplying as the media explodes these types of images through television, radio and the Internet. “Teen births vary widely across states, and these interstate disparities should be recognized as a major public health concern” (Cavazos-Rehg 2012). This is why sex education should be taught in schools. Parents against teaching these programs in schools and to children believe that the sex education program has more of an enabling tendency rather than a more cautious effect. Studies conducted by the Center of Disease Control (CDC) in 2011 revealed that adolescents between the ages of 15 and 24 were the most affected by contracting sexually transmitted infections (STIs), not to mention undocumented cases. It is in the fundamental nature that we educate our children, especially those of the appropriate age for school and the opposite threats and negative risk of sexual activity. (Hyde 2007) said, "It's not one thing. It's cumulative, and the higher the risks, the more likely they are to start having sex early," (Hyde 2007), a psychologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Educating children about sex is in no way about giving them the necessary permission with instructions on how to conduct these types of behaviors, and those parents with the mindset of being apprehensive about the topics taught in school should be held responsible for teaching.. . ... middle of paper ......hangeElias, M (2007). The study identifies the factors that determine early sex. United States today. Retrieved from http://usatoday30.com/news/health/2007-11-12-teen-sex_N.htmKotz, D (December 19, 2007). A debate on teaching abstinence. Health news from the United States. Retrieved from http://health.usnews,com/healthnews/articles/2007/12/19/a-debate-about-teaching-abstinence Mckeon, B (2006). Effective sex education. Retrieved from http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/publications4503re2Mckeon, Brigid (2006). Effective sex education. Retrieved from http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/storage/advfy/documents/fssexcur.pdfWeinstock, H, Berman, S & Cates Jr, W (January/February 2004). Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among American Youth: Estimates of Incidence and Prevalence, 2000. Sexual and Reproductive Health Perspectives, 36(1). Retrieved from http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/3600604.html