How_RRQ to_TO Bring_VV0 An_AT1 End_NN1 to_II the_AT War_NN1 Over_II Sex_NN1 Ed_NP1 Jewels_NN2 Morris-Davis_NP1 is_VBZ a_AT1 no-nonsense_JJ kind_NN1 of_IO girl_NN1 ._. 
When_CS the_AT high_JJ school_NN1 sophomore_NN1 turned_VVD 16_MC recently_RR ,_, she_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX celebrate_VVI with_IW any_RR My_APPGE Super_JJ Sweet_JJ 16_MC foolishness_NN1 ._. 
Nor_CC did_VDD she_PPHS1 rush_VVI to_TO get_VVI her_APPGE driver_NN1 's_GE license_NN1 and_CC race_NN1 around_II the_AT back_NN1 roads_NN2 in_II this_DD1 rural_JJ northwest_ND1 corner_NN1 of_IO South_NP1 Carolina_NP1 ._. 
But_CCB Jewels_NN2 did_VDD quietly_RR revel_VVI in_II one_MC1 achievement_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 am_VBM ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 says_VVZ a_AT1 few_DA2 weeks_NNT2 later_RRR ,_, a_AT1 proud_JJ smile_NN1 spreading_VVG across_II her_APPGE face_NN1 ,_, "_" the_AT first_MD person_NN1 in_II my_APPGE family_NN1 to_TO reach_VVI 16_MC without_IW getting_VVG pregnant_JJ --_NN1 or_CC getting_VVG somebody_PN1 pregnant_JJ ._. "_" 
Five_MC years_NNT2 ago_RA ,_, Jewels_NN2 was_VBDZ firmly_RR on_II track_NN1 to_TO continue_VVI the_AT family_NN1 tradition_NN1 of_IO early_JJ parenthood_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE mother_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 drug_NN1 addict_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT grandmother_NN1 who_PNQS raised_VVD her_PPHO1 had_VHD just_RR died_VVN of_IO cancer_NN1 ._. 
Shifted_VVN to_II a_AT1 foster_JJ home_NN1 ,_, Jewels_NN2 turned_VVN to_II sex_NN1 to_TO find_VVI the_AT love_NN1 and_CC atention_NN1 her_APPGE absent_JJ family_NN1 could_VM n't_XX provide_VVI ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ lost_VVN ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 says_VVZ simply_RR ._. 
South_NP1 Carolina_NP1 is_VBZ the_AT only_JJ state_NN1 in_II the_AT country_NN1 that_CST mandates_NN2 a_AT1 certain_JJ number_NN1 of_IO hours_NNT2 that_CST schools_NN2 must_VM devote_VVI to_II sexuality_NN1 education_NN1 ._. 
In_II 2004_MC ,_, Jewels_NN2 '_GE school_NN1 district_NN1 in_II Anderson_NP1 County_NN1 decided_VVD to_TO do_VDI even_RR more_RRR ._. 
The_AT district_NN1 partnered_VVN with_IW a_AT1 local_JJ organization_NN1 to_TO implement_VVI an_AT1 innovative_JJ relationship_NN1 and_CC sex-education_JJ curriculum_NN1 that_CST runs_VVZ through_II all_DB three_MC years_NNT2 of_IO middle_JJ school_NN1 and_CC into_II high_JJ school_NN1 ,_, as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 an_AT1 after-school_JJ program_NN1 for_IF at-risk_JJ kids_NN2 ._. 
And_CC that_DD1 's_VBZ when_RRQ the_AT life_NN1 of_IO Jewels_NN2 Morris-Davis_NP1 began_VVD to_TO turn_VVI around_RP ._. 
Later_RRR this_DD1 spring_NN1 ,_, Congress_NN1 will_VM dive_VVI once_RR21 more_RR22 into_II the_AT war_NN1 over_II sex_NN1 education_NN1 when_CS it_PPH1 decides_VVZ whether_CSW to_TO eliminate_VVI $176_NNU million_NNO in_II federal_JJ funding_NN1 for_IF so-called_JJ abstinence-only_JJ programs_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ instruct_VV0 kids_NN2 to_TO delay_VVI sex_NN1 until_CS marriage_NN1 ._. 
Advocates_NN2 will_VM debate_VVI at_II top_JJ volume_NN1 the_AT merits_NN2 of_IO abstinence-only_JJ efforts_NN2 vs._II more_RGR comprehensive_JJ programs_NN2 that_CST also_RR teach_VV0 about_II birth_NN1 control_NN1 and_CC sexually_RR transmitted_JJ infections_NN2 (_( STIs_NP1 )_) ._. 
These_DD2 arguments_NN2 miss_VV0 the_AT point_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 now_RT have_VH0 a_AT1 pretty_RG good_JJ sense_NN1 of_IO which_DDQ sexeducation_NN1 approaches_NN2 work_VV0 ._. 
Substantial_JJ research_NN1 --_NN1 including_II a_AT1 2007_MC Bush_NP1 Administration_NN1 report_NN1 --_NN1 has_VHZ concluded_VVN that_CST comprehensive_JJ programs_NN2 are_VBR most_RGT effective_JJ at_II changing_JJ teen_NN1 sexual_JJ behaviors_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 are_VBR also_RR largely_RR uncontroversial_JJ outside_II Washington_NP1 ._. 
Vast_JJ majorities_NN2 of_IO parents_NN2 favor_VV0 teaching_VVG comprehensive_JJ sex_NN1 education_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ we_PPIS2 have_VH0 n't_XX seen_VVN is_VBZ the_AT political_JJ will_NN1 and_CC community_NN1 investment_NN1 necessary_JJ to_TO educate_VVI kids_NN2 about_II sexuality_NN1 and_CC healthy_JJ relationships_NN2 in_II a_AT1 truly_RR responsible_JJ and_CC honest_JJ way_NN1 ._. 
The_AT program_NN1 that_CST helped_VVD Jewels_NN2 provided_VVD her_PPHO1 with_IW information_NN1 about_II birth_NN1 control_NN1 and_CC encouraged_VVD her_PPHO1 to_TO try_VVI abstinence_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB more_RGR important_JJ ,_, it_PPH1 did_VDD n't_XX end_VVI after_II two_MC weeks_NNT2 ,_, giving_VVG her_PPHO1 and_CC other_JJ students_NN2 a_AT1 safe_JJ space_NN1 to_TO return_VVI to_II for_IF answers_NN2 and_CC advice_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ a_AT1 model_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ can_VM happen_VVI when_RRQ a_AT1 community_NN1 decides_VVZ that_CST it_PPH1 's_VBZ crazy_JJ to_TO spend_VVI more_DAR time_NNT1 teaching_VVG kids_NN2 about_II decimals_NN2 and_CC fractions_NN2 than_CSN about_II dating_VVG and_CC sex_NN1 ._. 
Teen-pregnancy_NN1 and_CC birth_NN1 rates_NN2 in_II the_AT U.S._NP1 continue_VV0 to_TO look_VVI like_II an_AT1 epidemic_NN1 compared_VVN with_IW those_DD2 in_II other_JJ Western_JJ countries_NN2 ._. 
In_II 2006_MC there_EX were_VBDR 41.9_MC births_NN2 for_IF every_AT1 1,000_MC U.S._NP1 teens_NN2 ages_VVZ 15_MC to_II 19_MC ,_, a_AT1 rate_NN1 more_DAR than_CSN three_MC times_NNT2 that_DD1 of_IO Canada_NP1 (_( 13.3_MC per_II 1,000_MC )_) ._. 
But_CCB the_AT U.S._NP1 numbers_NN2 have_VH0 dropped_VVN dramatically_RR since_CS the_AT early_JJ 1990s_MC2 ._. 
Over_II the_AT past_JJ 15_MC years_NNT2 ,_, teenagers_NN2 have_VH0 had_VHN less_DAR sex_NN1 than_CSN previous_JJ generations_NN2 had_VHD ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 have_VH0 been_VBN more_RGR likely_JJ to_TO use_VVI protection_NN1 when_CS they_PPHS2 have_VH0 had_VHN sex_NN1 ._. 
Activists_NN2 on_II both_DB2 the_AT right_NN1 and_CC the_AT left_JJ have_VH0 happily_RR stepped_VVN forward_RL to_TO claim_VVI credit_NN1 for_IF the_AT developments_NN2 ._. 
Conservatives_NN2 see_VV0 lower_JJR rates_NN2 of_IO sexual_JJ activity_NN1 as_II a_AT1 direct_JJ result_NN1 of_IO abstinence_NN1 education_NN1 ._. 
Meanwhile_RR ,_, liberals_NN2 attribute_VV0 greater_JJR use_NN1 of_IO birth_NN1 control_NN1 to_II better_JJR education_NN1 about_II and_CC access_NN1 to_II contraceptives_NN2 ._. 
(_( In_II fact_NN1 ,_, researchers_NN2 think_VV0 fear_NN1 of_IO STIs_NP1 --_NN1 especially_RR HIV_NP1 --_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 natural_JJ correction_NN1 from_II high_JJ rates_NN2 of_IO sexual_JJ activity_NN1 during_II the_AT sexual_JJ revolution_NN1 explain_VV0 much_DA1 of_IO the_AT change_NN1 ._. )_) 
South_NP1 Carolina_NP1 has_VHZ reflected_VVN the_AT overall_JJ trend_NN1 of_IO falling_VVG teen-sex_JJ statistics_NN :_: birthrates_NN2 in_II the_AT state_NN1 fell_VVD 27%_NNU from_II 1991_MC to_II 2006_MC ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 still_RR lags_VVZ behind_RL ,_, with_IW teen_NN1 birthrates_VVZ almost_RR 12_MC points_NN2 above_II the_AT national_JJ average_NN1 ._. 
Those_DD2 numbers_NN2 alarmed_VVD a_AT1 group_NN1 of_IO women_NN2 at_II the_AT local_JJ United_JJ Way_NN1 in_II Anderson_NP1 County_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 semirural_NN1 ,_, conservative_JJ community_NN1 that_CST is_VBZ home_NN1 to_II 175,000_MC people_NN ._. 
So_RR in_II 2004_MC they_PPHS2 contacted_VVD Impact_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 organization_NN1 in_II the_AT area_NN1 ,_, to_TO find_VVI out_RP what_DDQ they_PPHS2 could_VM do_VDI to_TO help_VVI ._. 
"_" They_PPHS2 had_VHD a_AT1 curriculum_NN1 ,_, "_" remembers_VVZ Carol_NP1 Burdette_NP1 ,_, executive_NN1 director_NN1 of_IO United_JJ Way_NN1 of_IO Anderson_NP1 County_NN1 ._. 
"_" They_PPHS2 told_VVD us_PPIO2 ,_, 'We_VV0 know_VV0 this_DD1 works_VVZ ,_, but_CCB we_PPIS2 ca_VM n't_XX get_VVI into_II the_AT schools_NN2 ._. '_" "_" 
In_II 1988_MC ,_, South_NP1 Carolina_NP1 passed_VVD the_AT Comprehensive_JJ Health_NN1 Education_NN1 Act_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ requires_VVZ sexuality_NN1 education_NN1 from_II elementary_JJ school_NN1 through_II high_JJ school_NN1 ,_, including_VVG at_RR21 least_RR22 12.5_MC hours_NNT2 of_IO "_" reproductive_JJ health_NN1 and_CC pregnancy_NN1 prevention_NN1 education_NN1 "_" at_II some_DD point_NN1 during_II a_AT1 student_NN1 's_GE high_JJ school_NN1 years_NNT2 ._. 
It_PPH1 does_VDZ n't_XX limit_VVI teachers_NN2 to_II abstinence-only_JJ lessons_NN2 ;_; rather_RR ,_, it_PPH1 allows_VVZ each_DD1 school_NN1 district_NN1 to_TO make_VVI its_APPGE own_DA decisions_NN2 about_II what_DDQ sex_NN1 education_NN1 should_VM involve_VVI ._. 
But_CCB with_IW federal_JJ funding_NN1 limited_VVN to_II abstinence-only_JJ programs_NN2 ,_, local_JJ districts_NN2 have_VH0 a_AT1 powerful_JJ incentive_NN1 to_TO restrict_VVI their_APPGE sex-education_JJ curriculum_NN1 ._. 
Even_RR so_RG --_JJ and_CC despite_II the_AT fact_NN1 that_CST the_AT women_NN2 in_II Burdette_NP1 's_GE group_NN1 include_VV0 both_RR Republicans_NN2 and_CC Democrats_NN2 --_JJ Burdette_NN1 says_VVZ "_" there_EX was_VBDZ never_RR a_AT1 question_NN1 "_" that_CST they_PPHS2 would_VM back_RP a_AT1 comprehensive_JJ sex_NN1 program_NN1 in_II the_AT public_JJ schools_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 pitched_VVD the_AT idea_NN1 to_II each_DD1 of_IO the_AT county_NN1 's_GE five_MC school_NN1 districts_NN2 ._. 
Burdette_NN1 purposely_RR stayed_VVN away_II21 from_II22 moral_JJ arguments_NN2 and_CC instead_RR emphasized_VVD the_AT social_JJ and_CC economic_JJ costs_NN2 of_IO teen_NN1 pregnancy_NN1 ._. 
Researchers_NN2 working_VVG with_IW the_AT National_JJ Campaign_NN1 to_TO Prevent_VV0 Teen_NN1 and_CC Unplanned_JJ Pregnancy_NN1 have_VH0 calculated_VVN that_CST in_II 2004_MC alone_JJ ,_, teen_NN1 pregnancies_NN2 cost_VV0 U.S._NP1 taxpayers_NN2 more_RRR than_CSN $9_NNU billion_NNO in_II health_NN1 care_NN1 ,_, foster_JJ care_NN1 ,_, public_JJ assistance_NN1 and_CC lost_JJ tax_NN1 revenue_NN1 ._. 
The_AT cost_NN1 for_IF South_NP1 Carolina_NP1 taxpayers_NN2 that_DD1 year_NNT1 came_VVD to_II $156_NNU million_NNO ._. 
Burdette_NP1 's_GE arguments_NN2 swayed_VVD school_NN1 officials_NN2 in_II Anderson_NP1 District_NN1 3_MC ._. 
With_IW the_AT help_NN1 of_IO friends_NN2 ,_, she_PPHS1 raised_VVD $40,000_NNU to_TO hire_VVI a_AT1 recent_JJ Clemson_NN1 University_NN1 graduate_NN1 to_TO be_VBI the_AT district_NN1 's_GE dedicated_JJ sex-education_JJ teacher_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Safe_JJ Zone_NN1 In_II most_DAT middle_JJ and_CC high_JJ schools_NN2 around_II the_AT country_NN1 ,_, sex_NN1 education_NN1 is_VBZ handled_VVN by_II an_AT1 athletic_JJ coach_NN1 doubling_VVG as_II a_AT1 health_NN1 teacher_NN1 or_CC by_II a_AT1 science_NN1 instructor_NN1 who_PNQS drew_VVD the_AT short_JJ straw_NN1 ._. 
Kristen_VV0 Jordan_NP1 is_VBZ not_XX one_MC1 of_IO those_DD2 teachers_NN2 ._. 
Walk_VV0 past_II her_APPGE classroom_NN1 on_II the_AT first_MD day_NNT1 of_IO sixth_MD grade_NN1 and_CC you_PPY 'll_VM hear_VVI her_PPHO1 leading_VVG the_AT students_NN2 in_II an_AT1 enthusiastic_JJ chorus_NN1 of_IO "_" Penis_NN1 !_! 
Penis_NN1 !_! 
Penis_NN1 !_! 
Vagina_NN1 !_! 
Vagina_NN1 !_! 
Vagina_NN1 !_! "_" 
"_" Until_CS they_PPHS2 can_VM use_VVI the_AT real_JJ names_NN2 for_IF their_APPGE body_NN1 parts_NN2 without_IW giggling_VVG ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 explains_VVZ ,_, "_" you_PPY ca_VM n't_XX talk_VVI to_II them_PPHO2 about_II anything_PN1 serious_JJ ._. "_" 
The_AT attractive_JJ 27-year-old_JJ with_IW straight_JJ blond_JJ hair_NN1 is_VBZ one_MC1 of_IO those_DD2 rare_JJ souls_NN2 who_PNQS not_XX only_RR tolerate_VV0 middle_JJ schoolers_NN2 but_CCB also_RR enjoy_VV0 them_PPHO2 in_II all_DB their_APPGE overcaffeinated_JJ ,_, hormone-addled_JJ ,_, hyperkinetic_JJ glory_NN1 ._. 
Jordan_NP1 has_VHZ become_VVN a_AT1 constant_JJ presence_NN1 in_II the_AT lives_NN2 of_IO her_APPGE young_JJ charges_NN2 ._. 
At_II Starr-Iva_NP1 Middle_JJ School_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 teaches_VVZ two_MC courses_NN2 --_JJ one_MC1 focused_VVD on_II basic_JJ sexuality_NN1 ,_, the_AT other_JJ on_II decision-making_JJ skills_NN2 --_NN1 to_II each_DD1 class_NN1 in_II the_AT sixth_MD ,_, seventh_MD and_CC eighth_MD grades_NN2 ._. 
The_AT program_NN1 gives_VVZ students_NN2 escalating_JJ levels_NN2 of_IO information_NN1 about_II STIs_NP1 ,_, pregnancy_NN1 and_CC contraception_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 also_RR encourages_VVZ them_PPHO2 to_TO delay_VVI sexual_JJ activity_NN1 ,_, works_VVZ on_II building_NN1 self-esteem_NN1 and_CC uses_VVZ role-playing_NN1 to_TO teach_VVI them_PPHO2 how_RRQ to_TO resist_VVI pressure_NN1 from_II peers_NN2 and_CC partners_NN2 ._. 
By_II the_AT time_NNT1 kids_NN2 like_II Jewels_NN2 arrive_VV0 at_II Crescent_JJ High_JJ School_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 see_VV0 Jordan_NP1 as_II a_AT1 counselor_NN1 they_PPHS2 can_VM turn_VVI to_II with_IW questions_NN2 and_CC in_II crises_NN2 ._. 
(_( The_AT fact_NN1 that_CST she_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX an_AT1 official_JJ school_NN1 employee_NN1 helps_NN2 inspire_VVI that_DD1 trust_NN1 and_CC also_RR means_VVZ she_PPHS1 can_VM help_VVI students_NN2 schedule_VVI medical_JJ appointments_NN2 ._. )_) 
Her_APPGE classroom_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 safe_JJ zone_NN1 for_IF the_AT kinds_NN2 of_IO questions_NN2 that_CST pinball_NN1 inside_II the_AT heads_NN2 of_IO teenagers_NN2 --_NN1 and_CC that_DD1 gives_VVZ her_PPHO1 a_AT1 chance_NN1 to_II air_NN1 out_RP some_DD popular_JJ rumors_NN2 ._. 
(_( Question_NN1 :_: Does_VDZ drinking_NN1 Mountain_NN1 Dew_NN1 lower_JJR sperm_NN count_VV0 ?_? 
Answer_VV0 :_: No_UH ._. )_) 
No_PN121 one_PN122 quite_RR knew_VVD how_RRQ this_DD1 highly_RR religious_JJ community_NN1 would_VM react_VVI to_II the_AT Impact_NN1 program_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 has_VHZ encountered_VVN virtually_RR no_AT opposition_NN1 ._. 
While_CS parents_NN2 can_VM opt_VVI to_TO have_VHI their_APPGE children_NN2 skip_VV0 Jordan_NP1 's_GE classes_NN2 ,_, not_XX many_DA2 do_VD0 (_( fewer_DAR than_CSN a_AT1 dozen_NNO out_II21 of_II22 a_AT1 student_NN1 body_NN1 of_IO 600_MC )_) ._. 
They_PPHS2 can_VM also_RR look_VVI through_II her_APPGE course_NN1 materials_NN2 and_CC sit_VVI in_RP on_II her_APPGE classes_NN2 ._. 
If_CS a_AT1 dad_NN1 walked_VVD into_II one_MC1 of_IO her_APPGE after-school_JJ programs_NN2 for_IF at-risk_JJ kids_NN2 --_NN1 usually_RR students_NN2 whose_DDQGE parents_NN2 or_CC siblings_NN2 were_VBDR teen_NN1 parents_NN2 --_NN1 he_PPHS1 might_VM blush_VVI at_II the_AT candid_JJ talk_NN1 about_II sex_NN1 and_CC relationships_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 'd_VM also_RR notice_VVI posters_NN2 covering_VVG the_AT room_NN1 's_GE walls_NN2 with_IW slogans_NN2 like_VV0 NOT_XX ME_PPIO1 ,_, NOT_XX NOW_RT and_CC SELF-RESPECT_NN1 :_: THE_AT ULTIMATE_JJ CONTRACEPTIVE_NN1 ._. 
The_AT comprehensive_JJ sex-education_JJ model_NN1 used_VVN in_II District_NN1 3_MC is_VBZ sometimes_RT referred_VVN to_II as_CSA "_" abstinence_NN1 first_MD "_" or_CC "_" abstinence_NN1 plus_NN1 "_" because_CS it_PPH1 combines_VVZ factual_JJ information_NN1 about_II birth_NN1 control_NN1 and_CC STIs_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 strong_JJ message_NN1 that_CST kids_NN2 should_VM wait_VVI to_TO have_VHI sex_NN1 ._. 
From_II what_DDQ Jordan_NP1 and_CC her_APPGE colleagues_NN2 have_VH0 seen_VVN ,_, it_PPH1 best_RRT fits_VVZ the_AT reality_NN1 of_IO most_DAT teenagers_NN2 '_GE lives_NN2 ._. 
Most_DAT students_NN2 wo_VM n't_XX wait_VVI until_CS they_PPHS2 get_VV0 married_VVN to_TO have_VHI sex_NN1 ,_, so_CS they_PPHS2 need_VV0 to_TO be_VBI told_VVN more_RRR than_CSN "_" Just_RR say_VV0 no_UH ._. "_" 
But_CCB with_IW 66%_NNU of_IO teenagers_NN2 nationally_RR saying_VVG they_PPHS2 wish_VV0 they_PPHS2 had_VHD waited_VVN longer_RRR before_II having_VHG sex_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 're_VBR also_RR looking_VVG for_IF more_DAR than_CSN just_RR medically_RR accurate_JJ information_NN1 about_II birth_NN1 control_NN1 ._. 
Jordan_NP1 's_GE approach_NN1 seems_VVZ to_TO be_VBI working_VVG ._. 
During_II her_APPGE first_MD three_MC years_NNT2 ,_, teen_NN1 birthrates_VVZ in_II the_AT district_NN1 stayed_VVD steady_JJ ,_, with_IW 19_MC births_NN2 to_II girls_NN2 ages_VVZ 10_MC to_II 19_MC in_II 2006_MC ._. 
But_CCB in_II 2007_MC that_DD1 number_NN1 dropped_VVN to_II four_MC and_CC then_RT last_MD year_NNT1 dropped_VVD again_RT ,_, to_II two_MC ._. 
School_NN1 officials_NN2 have_VH0 been_VBN so_RG pleased_JJ that_CST they_PPHS2 've_VH0 talked_VVN about_II adding_VVG a_AT1 sex-education_JJ requirement_NN1 in_II 11th_MD grade_NN1 (_( most_DAT students_NN2 take_VV0 health_NN1 during_II their_APPGE freshman_NN1 year_NNT1 )_) ._. 
Other_JJ school_NN1 districts_NN2 in_II Anderson_NP1 County_NN1 that_CST initially_RR balked_VVD at_II the_AT comprehensive_JJ approach_NN1 now_RT want_VV0 Impact_NN1 to_TO go_VVI into_II their_APPGE schools_NN2 and_CC replicate_VVI the_AT program_NN1 ._. 
The_AT only_JJ thing_NN1 stopping_VVG them_PPHO2 is_VBZ money_NN1 ._. 
"_" For_IF $2_NNU million_NNO ,_, "_" says_VVZ United_JJ Way_NN1 's_GE Burdette_NN1 ,_, "_" we_PPIS2 could_VM put_VVI a_AT1 Kristen_NP1 in_II every_AT1 school_NN1 in_II our_APPGE county_NN1 for_IF five_MC years_NNT2 ._. 
But_CCB we_PPIS2 do_VD0 n't_XX have_VHI $2_NNU million_NNO ._. "_" 
Doing_VDG What_DDQ Works_VVZ There_EX is_VBZ growing_JJ evidence_NN1 that_CST comprehensive_JJ sexuality_NN1 programs_NN2 like_II the_AT ones_NN2 Jordan_NP1 teaches_VVZ can_VM be_VBI more_RGR effective_JJ than_CSN abstinence-only_JJ curriculums_NN2 at_II persuading_VVG teens_NN2 to_TO behave_VVI more_RGR responsibly_RR ._. 
Douglas_NP1 Kirby_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 neutral_JJ analyst_NN1 who_PNQS has_VHZ studied_VVN sex-education_JJ programs_NN2 for_IF more_DAR than_CSN three_MC decades_NNT2 ,_, says_VVZ most_DAT evaluations_NN2 of_IO abstinence-only_JJ programs_NN2 have_VH0 found_VVN "_" no_AT impact_NN1 on_II sexual_JJ behavior_NN1 ._. "_" 
However_RR ,_, nearly_RR half_DB the_AT comprehensive_JJ programs_NN2 that_CST have_VH0 been_VBN studied_VVN reduced_JJ sexual_JJ risk_NN1 in_II three_MC areas_NN2 :_: delaying_VVG the_AT age_NN1 at_II which_DDQ teens_NN2 first_MD have_VH0 sex_NN1 ,_, reducing_VVG the_AT number_NN1 of_IO sexual_JJ partners_NN2 they_PPHS2 have_VH0 and_CC increasing_VVG their_APPGE use_NN1 of_IO condoms_NN2 ._. 
The_AT crucial_JJ difference_NN1 between_II comprehensive_JJ programs_NN2 that_CST work_VV0 and_CC older_JJR curriculums_NN2 that_CST focused_VVD exclusively_RR on_II promoting_VVG safe_JJ sex_NN1 (_( remember_VV0 learning_VVG how_RRQ to_TO put_VVI a_AT1 condom_NN1 on_II a_AT1 banana_NN1 ?_? )_) is_VBZ the_AT new_JJ emphasis_NN1 on_II behavior_NN1 ._. 
"_" The_AT older_JJR programs_NN2 were_VBDR less_RGR likely_JJ to_TO deliver_VVI a_AT1 clear_JJ message_NN1 about_II behavior_NN1 ,_, "_" Kirby_NP1 says_VVZ ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ ,_, 'Here_NN1 are_VBR the_AT facts_NN2 ,_, here_RL are_VBR the_AT pros_NN2 and_CC cons_NN2 ._. 
You_PPY decide_VV0 what_DDQ 's_VBZ right_JJ for_IF you_PPY ._. '_" "_" 
By_II contrast_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 explains_VVZ ,_, the_AT effective_JJ programs_NN2 these_DD2 days_NNT2 "_" have_VH0 a_AT1 very_RG clear_JJ message_NN1 that_CST not_XX having_VHG sex_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT safest_JJT choice_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 put_VV0 emphasis_NN1 on_II skill-building_NN1 and_CC role-playing_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 teach_VV0 how_RRQ to_TO use_VVI condoms_NN2 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 encourage_VV0 young_JJ people_NN not_XX to_TO have_VHI sex_NN1 ._. "_" 
Parents_NN2 and_CC schools_NN2 are_VBR increasingly_RR putting_VVG their_APPGE support_NN1 behind_II the_AT comprehensive_JJ approach_NN1 ._. 
In_II a_AT1 2004_MC Kaiser_NNB Family_NP1 Foundation_NN1 survey_NN1 ,_, 95%_NNU of_IO parents_NN2 of_IO middleschool_NN1 students_NN2 said_VVD contraceptive_JJ methods_NN2 were_VBDR "_" appropriate_JJ topics_NN2 "_" for_IF school_NN1 health_NN1 classes_NN2 ._. 
The_AT Pittsburgh_NP1 ,_, Pa._NP1 ,_, school_NN1 board_NN1 voted_VVD 8_MC to_II 1_MC1 in_II February_NPM1 to_TO replace_VVI the_AT district_NN1 's_GE abstinence-only_JJ curriculum_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 comprehensive_JJ program_NN1 after_II parents_NN2 raised_VVD concerns_NN2 about_II rising_VVG teen-pregnancy_JJ rates_NN2 ._. 
Yet_RR even_CS21 if_CS22 every_AT1 community_NN1 in_II America_NP1 woke_VVD up_RP tomorrow_RT and_CC decided_VVD to_TO put_VVI an_AT1 end_NN1 to_II the_AT sex-education_JJ wars_NN2 --_NN1 laying_VVG aside_RL the_AT chastity_NN1 belts_NN2 and_CC condom_NN1 bananas_NN2 and_CC embracing_VVG comprehensive_JJ ,_, abstinence-first_MD education_NN1 --_NN1 it_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX clear_RR that_RG much_DA1 would_VM change_VVI ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ because_CS for_IF all_DB the_AT battles_NN2 over_II funding_NN1 and_CC policies_NN2 ,_, no_PN121 one_PN122 really_RR knows_VVZ how_RRQ sex_NN1 education_NN1 is_VBZ taught_VVN inside_II most_DAT classrooms_NN2 ._. 
While_CS most_DAT states_NN2 and_CC local_JJ school_NN1 districts_NN2 have_VH0 policies_NN2 regarding_II sex_NN1 education_NN1 ,_, very_RG few_DA2 set_JJ standards_NN2 on_II how_RRQ to_TO give_VVI students_NN2 factual_JJ information_NN1 about_II sex_NN1 or_CC teach_VV0 them_PPHO2 to_TO develop_VVI healthy_JJ relationships_NN2 ._. 
Even_RR fewer_DAR attempt_NN1 to_TO evaluate_VVI what_DDQ is_VBZ covered_VVN in_II the_AT classroom_NN1 ,_, and_CC 17_MC states_NN2 do_VD0 n't_XX even_RR require_VVI sex_NN1 education_NN1 to_TO be_VBI taught_VVN in_II public_JJ schools_NN2 ._. 
Taking_VVG sex_NN1 education_NN1 seriously_RR is_VBZ n't_XX easy_JJ ._. 
"_" There_EX are_VBR so_RG many_DA2 ways_NN2 young_JJ people_NN get_VV0 messages_NN2 about_II sex_NN1 --_NN1 parents_NN2 ,_, friends_NN2 ,_, media_NN ,_, "_" says_VVZ Sarah_NP1 Brown_NP1 ,_, CEO_NN1 of_IO the_AT National_JJ Campaign_NN1 to_TO Prevent_VV0 Teen_NN1 and_CC Un_NP1 ed_NN1 Pregnancy_NN1 ._. 
