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This study examines the prevalence of vaginal, oral, and anal inter-course among a population of urban, public middle school students, the characteristics of early sexual initiators, and the sequence of sexual initiation. Such data are limited for early adolescents. A total of seventh-grade students Overall, A small percentage of early adolescents are engaging in multiple sexual behaviors. These findings have implications for early adolescent school-based sexual health education.
According to organizers of the statewide protest, parents in 46 out of 58 counties participated and thousands of children were kept out schools across California. On Thursday, May 9, the California State Board of Education unanimously approved the Health Education Framework , which provides guidelines and information for school teachers to incorporate into their sex education curriculum in junior high and high school. More then 75 people protest about sex education teachings outside the San Bernardino County Board of Education as they are reflected in the door of a school bus in San Bernardino on Friday, May 17, Children protested with their parents and others about sex education teachings outside the San Bernardino County Board of Education with about 75 others in San Bernardino on Friday, May 17, In , legislators passed the California Healthy Youth Act, which requires school districts throughout the state to provide students with comprehensive sexual health education, along with information about HIV prevention, at least once in high school and once in middle school. These guidelines include talking to kindergartners about gender identity, using language that is inclusive of the LGBTQ community and advising youth about safe sex, masturbation, contraception, navigating relationships and recognizing signs of abuse. The battle over comprehensive sex education has been ongoing, especially in Orange County, where the issue has pitted Christian conservatives against progressive groups and the LGBTQ community.