When my daughter was in 8th grade the curriculum for the class at church was "Our Whole Life". Part of it included sex education. She didn't tell us much about it; she did tell us that they learned how to use condoms by practicing on bananas. It was a co-ed class and of course there were nervous giggles. When she was a sophomore in high school, a friend told her that she jumped up and down after having sex to prevent getting pregnant. Because my daughter had been empowered with correct information, she was able to tell her friend what was what (including showing the friend how to use a condom). Sex education is so important. Teaching abstinence, or not teaching at all, hurts our young people instead of empowering them.