NC Sex Ed

Sex education is in serious need of an update. In 2022, state and local governments still have the power to determine whether sex education is comprehensive or abstinence-only, and recent data shows that only about half of students in the U.S. are receiving adequate instruction around sex and sexuality.

WUNC’s 2021 Youth Reporters turned on their mics to collect stories from their communities. Nassibah Bedreddine of Raleigh spoke with her friends about their push for a more diverse sex education curriculum at their schools.

When Ella Dawson got diagnosed with genital herpes, she felt like her body betrayed her. Herpes was something dirty, something bad that happened to other…

When Ella Dawson got diagnosed with genital herpes, she felt like her body betrayed her. Herpes was something dirty, something bad that happened to other…

Can you do condom demonstration over Zoom? What about teaching comprehensive sexual education? In the midst of a pandemic, the answer is unclear. On this…

Can you do condom demonstration over Zoom? What about teaching comprehensive sexual education? In the midst of a pandemic, the answer is unclear. On this…

What do North Carolina students learn in school about the birds and the bees and what should they learn? At local school board meetings and at the state…

What do North Carolina students learn in school about the birds and the bees and what should they learn? At local school board meetings and at the state…