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Current State of Sex Education
As of the year 2019, sex education in the United States is mandated on a state level. It is up to the different states, districts, and school boards to determine the implementation of federal policy and funds for sex education. 24 out of the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia mandate sex education and 34 states mandate HIV education. Where sex education is mandated, there is no federal policy requiring the instruction of comprehensive sex education.

In prior years under the Bush administration, there was strong support in congress by conservative republicans for the sanction of abstinence-only-until-marriage sex education. Under President Obama's administration, abstinence-only-until-marriage sex education was opposed and suggested to be eliminated. Now under President Trump's administration, federal agenda has reverted back to supporting an abstinence approach. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2014 School Health Policies and Practices Study found that on average high school courses require 6.2 hours of taught class time on human sexuality, but only 4 hours or less on HIV, other sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy prevention.