Only in Mississippi: Schools Adopt Abstinence-Only Curriculum in Spite of Surge in Teen Pregnancies

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A Large Majority of Mississippi School Districts Adopt Abstinence-Only Curriculums Despite Surge in Teen Pregnancies

According to the Mississippi Department of Education, abstinence-only s*x education curriculum has been adopted by the mass majority of school districts in Mississippi- the state with the highest teen pregnancy rate in the nation. Under state law, school district leaders must decide whether to adopt an abstinence-only or an abstinence-plus curriculum. The abstinence-plus curriculum discusses safe s*x.

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