California's State Board of Education has determined that students as young as fifth grade should learn about sexually transmitted diseases. The decision is timely, as recent reports have stated that as many as one in four teenage girls has an STD. But the decision wasn't rash, the Board of Education has held discussions regarding sex education standards for two years.

The new standards will present important information and teach the skills necessary to practice safe sexual behavior. Abstinence will be included in the curriculum, but California state law prevents abstinence only sexual education. The sex ed classes will be integrated into existing health classes.

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