pk10534 t1_j11q3ao wrote
Reply to comment by monkeycat909 in Baltimore City public schools wants to make sure student parents graduate high school, here’s how by locker1313
Do Baltimore public schools not teach sex ed?
Longey13 t1_j11uns4 wrote
As a former BCPSS student, they definitely do.
pk10534 t1_j11uq1o wrote
I figured lol. Even in my podunk WV high school we got taught some basic sex ed lol
monkeycat909 t1_j13p8vs wrote
I'm so glad that you received sex ed! It's obviously crucial. Unfortunately, after a decade of teaching in BCPSS, I've never worked at a school that consistently taught sex ed. Lots of schools, particularly the better ones, do cover the topics well. Sadly, this is frequently not the case. For example, I taught in a high school where the health teacher's "sex ed" unit of the health class consisted of assigning students research projects on STDs and then teaching that condoms prevent STD transmission and pregnancy. No discussion of other methods at all. I also taught in a middle school that brought in an outside organization to teach sex ed but the program only lasted one year. It was really too bad because the organization (a branch of Planned Parenthood) did a phenomenal job.
monkeycat909 t1_j13oo7c wrote
It's extremely hit or miss. Some schools do and some schools don't. High schools are supposed to include it in the required health class, but that class isn't a state tested subject, so it's often taught by long-term subs or other unqualified individuals. It's often glossed over or taught ineffectively. The adults teaching the class don't have a thorough required training for the subject matter so the quality varies dramatically.
Sex ed is not required in middle school. Some schools will provide it, particularly as part of a partnership program with Planned Parenthood, Hopkins, or something like that. But many schools do not provide it at all. At the middle school level, it depends on if it's a priority of the school administrators.
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