Ignorance of sex education has left our world suffering from a variety of diseases, abortion, neglected children, and sadly enough, even death. This is a very serious problem not only for our children today but also for children of the future generations. Sources of education are available almost everywhere, but there are not useful if they go unnoticed. Sex education should begin at home with the parents, but if the parents are uncomfortable speaking about the subject or not unwilling to take control of this sensitive subject, there needs to be an outside source to help fill this void: the school. Children need to know the basics, such as what diseases are threats, which ones are curable and which are not, just how real these diseases are, pregnancy, and responsibility. Therefore, sex education should be a part of the curriculum for children in high school.
             Many children in high school know there are sexually transmitted diseases, but many do not realize just how threatening these diseases are. Living in a small community, many youth believe that getting a sexually transmitted disease will never happen to them. But students need to know that there are diseases in our country like Syphilis, Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Genital Herpes, Genital Warts, Hepatitis, and even AIDS. Since 1986, Syphilis cases have increased by 100 percent. These kinds of facts need to be brought to students' attention. However, just because we inform students of these diseases does not mean that they will not catch them, but they still need to be informed of the number of diseases that are incurable and can lead to death.
             Diseases, though, are not all students have to worry about. Pregnancy is another major concern. The United States has the highest rate of teen pregnancy and births in the Western civilized world. Teens need to know that infants born to teen mothers are much more likely to have health problems. By informing them of birth control, we are not nec...