Censorship has recently risen in today's spotlight. Everyone tries to censor books, films and newspapers, even schools. You can pray at school, oh wait, now you can't. It is not necessary to take the oath of allegiance. Parents today don't want their children to grow up in the real world. I'm sorry, but one day they'll find out. Parents act as if talking about sex at school is absurd or unheard of. These people are crazy pretending that their precious little baby has never heard the unspeakable word "SEX!!" Sex needs to be discussed in school and it needs to be done in a mature educational way, and it needs to be discussed in school because it is rare for students to talk about sex with their parents. It is imperative that all schools make it mandatory to take a sex education class while attending a public high school. If you intend to engage in sexual activity, you should at least know what consequences may occur or what is actually happening. Some of the most common risks and effects related to sex include pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and emotional scars. Having a baby can ruin the life of the couple who is not ready. Having a baby is expensive and time consuming. STDs and STIs “are infectious diseases that are spread through sexual contact.” (Sexually, Internet). Emotional scars are the long-lasting emotions and thoughts that take that person back to their traumatic experience. People might say it's a parent's job to tell their kids when they're "ready," but in reality they've been talking about it since at least sixth grade. The world is changing; sex is absolutely everywhere, it's in magazines, in the supermarket; in their films, in their books, even in their conversations. Not very close to me... middle of paper... but testing TAKS for a week and really communicating to your students what they are doing can be life changing. Sex education must be mandatory in public education. I can't think of a single time I contacted my parents about sex. I am in no way saying that parents can't or shouldn't talk to their kids about sex, but it's definitely necessary to do it in school whether or not it's done at home. Works Cited http://www.ncsl.org/issues- search/health/state-policies-on-sex-education-in-schools.aspx http://teenadvice.about.com/cs/sexabstinence/bb/blfirsttimelist .htm http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/ handle/2027.42/64677 http://healthcenter.ncsu.edu/student-health-services/services/hiv-and-std-testing/ http://www .cnn.com/2011/10/29/opinion/martin -sex-education/index.htmlhttp://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/condition/sexually-transmitted-diseases