This link from the petition page has some more info and statistics.
http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/pub...ions1203_2.htm
about 71% of kids will have had sex by the age of 18
By age 20 80% of guys and 76% of girls have had sex
I wouldn't have thought it that high, but it just shows that the vast majority us are not waiting until marriage.
I agree that parents should have an important role. However, parent's may or may not know all the options. Also who would feel comfortable talking about condom use with their parents?
And for lady PiPhi, the clairification is that like all things it depends on the school district as to what is taught. However the Federal Government has removed a lot of information on Birth Control from Center for Diesease Control databases. Other Federal suggestions have removed discussion about contraceptives in favor of "just say no" policies.
I don't mind that abstinence is being pushed #1. However, if kids are going to have sex, than I for one would prefer that my peers know what means they have to protect themselves so that they don't STD's or pregnant. I don't think that is too much to ask.