Teen Pregnancy can be prevented.
This is what teens should be doing. But many teens find themselves having
babies.
Having fun, experiencing life, working towards
a career
 33% of students in this class have children
who may be in public school or children who
will be in public school in the future.
 Problem of teen pregnancy
 The causes of teen pregnancy
 How can we become more involved in helping
solve this problem?
 The teen pregnancy rate is increasing by the
day.
 Education can be
affected: put on hold
or drop out.
 If teen parents cannot
pay for their children,
tax payers will
eventually be
responsible for the
cost: health care,
nutrition, etc.
Two causes to this teen pregnancy.
 One cause is that
teens do not know
how to prevent
pregnancy.
 A second cause is
that schools do not
provide sex
education until
after teens engage
in sexual relations.
Early prevention and teaching sex education before the problem.
 Early education could prevent teen pregnancy.
 Public schools should be given funds to be equipped to teach sex education.
Works Cited
Chen, Grace. “Public Schools and Sex Education.” PublicSchoolsReview.com.
30 January 2014. Web. 18 March 2014
Guttmacher Institute. “Facts on American Teens’ Sources on Information About
Sex.” www.guttmacher.org. Feb. 2012. Web. 20 March 2014.
National Conference of State Legislatures. Guttmacher Institute. “Why is Sex
Education taught in schools?” 2 Feb. 2014. Web. 18 March 2014.
Seibold, Steve. “It’s Time to Make Sex Education Mandatory in Our Nations
Schools.” HuggingtonPost.com. 09 April 2013. Web. 19 March 2014.

Sex education in schools

  • 1.
    Teen Pregnancy canbe prevented.
  • 2.
    This is whatteens should be doing. But many teens find themselves having babies. Having fun, experiencing life, working towards a career
  • 3.
     33% ofstudents in this class have children who may be in public school or children who will be in public school in the future.
  • 4.
     Problem ofteen pregnancy  The causes of teen pregnancy  How can we become more involved in helping solve this problem?
  • 5.
     The teenpregnancy rate is increasing by the day.
  • 8.
     Education canbe affected: put on hold or drop out.  If teen parents cannot pay for their children, tax payers will eventually be responsible for the cost: health care, nutrition, etc.
  • 9.
    Two causes tothis teen pregnancy.
  • 10.
     One causeis that teens do not know how to prevent pregnancy.  A second cause is that schools do not provide sex education until after teens engage in sexual relations.
  • 11.
    Early prevention andteaching sex education before the problem.
  • 12.
     Early educationcould prevent teen pregnancy.  Public schools should be given funds to be equipped to teach sex education.
  • 13.
    Works Cited Chen, Grace.“Public Schools and Sex Education.” PublicSchoolsReview.com. 30 January 2014. Web. 18 March 2014 Guttmacher Institute. “Facts on American Teens’ Sources on Information About Sex.” www.guttmacher.org. Feb. 2012. Web. 20 March 2014. National Conference of State Legislatures. Guttmacher Institute. “Why is Sex Education taught in schools?” 2 Feb. 2014. Web. 18 March 2014. Seibold, Steve. “It’s Time to Make Sex Education Mandatory in Our Nations Schools.” HuggingtonPost.com. 09 April 2013. Web. 19 March 2014.