http://www.denverpost.com/greene/ci_16452980?source=rsshomecol-snip-
State law requires schools to teach science-based sex education and not just abstinence. The governor pushed the policy in 2007 as part of his "Colorado Promise" to cut teen pregnancy rates.
The independently elected Board of Education is sidestepping the law by seeking a federal grant to teach abstinence only. The Bush-era program was nixed by the Obama administration but restored as part of health care reform in a concession to conservatives.
"The state board is actively seeking to break the law," says state Rep. Michael Merrifield, a co-sponsor of the comprehensive approach.
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At issue behind the buzzwords and bureaucracy are estimates that a baby is born to a Colorado teen every 90 minutes, according to the Healthy Colorado Youth Alliance. Shaming and scaring kids as a lone strategy doesn't keep girls from getting pregnant. Chastity vows and purity rings are no measure of effectiveness.
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stars are mine
EVERY 90 MINUTES! what a travesty
the war against females goes on and on