How the Kavanaugh saga became a teachable moment for schools

Evie Blad:

What schools teach in America about sex education is a really varied patchwork.

A lot of what is decided about what is taught in the classroom is set by state mandates. And states have very different ideas about what schools should teach, what they should be prevented from teaching, and what decisions should be left up to them.

There is a growing movement to focus less on specific behaviors, contraceptives, and things like that, and to focus more broadly on decisional — decision-making and developing a personal ethic.

And there are some conversations about consent that are coming into play, having students discuss real-life situations, the difficulties of the decisions they may face, the impact of those decisions.

And there are some states that are really moving forward with some — some new mandates. And California, for example, a couple of years ago created a law that requires schools that teach sex ed in K-12 and to teach affirmative consent, which is basically yes means yes, rather than no means no.

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