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Recent increases in the amount of sexual activity, pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases, and abortions among teenagers have been accompanied by growing public support in favor of offering sex education in the schools (Harris, 1988; Kenney & Orr, 1984). Teenage pregnancy remains the major reason students leave school (Hayes, 1987). The unfortunate educational and social significance of teenage parenthood (Card & Wise, 1978) has increased in recent years as entry into the labor force depends more on educational attainment (Hout, 1988). Educators view teen pregnancy as one of the most important problems in their schools (Education Research Group, 1987) and sex education is more often than not viewed as the solution to
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