The Arizona Department of Education building in downtown Phoenix is home to the public officials responsible for the oversight of public education from kindergarten to secondary school.

The Arizona Sex Ed Crisis

Arizona legislation prevents schools from providing comprehensive sex education to their students. A lack of sex education is associated with higher rates of teen pregnancy, STD/STIs and sexual violence. Arizona youth are in desperate need of better programs and resources. Explore more about the risks associated with this issue as well as ways to advocate for change.

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"Sex education is essential to create healthy self-knowledge and reconciliation, healthy conversation and understanding, healthy mind-sets and lifestyles."

—Fatima Mohammed, Higher Heels, Bigger Dreams

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