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NEA Promotes Sex Education
The National Education Association promotes sex education as a necessary part of a national eduction curriculum. -
NEA gets teacher training programs
The National Education ASsociation called for teacher training programs in sexuality education. -
1st city implements sex ed
Chicago became the first major city to implement sex education for high schools. -
Chamberlain-Kahn Act
Congress passed the Chamberlain-Kahn Act, which allocated money to educate soldiers about syphillis and gonnerhea. During this time, Americans began to view sex ed as a public health issue. -
US Health Service
U.S. Public Health Service publishes the manual on sex education in high school. -
Advocate Sex Ed
The U.S. Public Health Service strongly advocated sexuality education in schools, labeling it an "urgent need" -
Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. is adopted as the new name for the Birth Control Federation of America. -
American School Association
The American School Health Association launched a nationwide program in family life education. -
American Medical Association
American Medical Association in conjunction with the NEA, published 5 pamphlets that were commonly referred to as "the sex education series" for schools. -
NYU receives grants
The U.S. office of Education gave NYU a grant to develop gradute programs for training sex-education teaches. -
AFLA
Congress passed Adolescent Family Life Act, funding programs to promote sexual abstinence before marriage. -
Sexuality Ed being taught
Sexuality education was being taught within the context of more comprehensive family life education prgrams or human growth and development courses. Such an approach emphasized not only reproduction, but also the importance of self-esteem, responsibility and decision making. -
Comprehensive AIDS education
U.S. Surgeon General, C. Everett Koop issued a report calling for comprehensive AIDS and sexuality education in public schools, beginning as early as the 3rd grade. -
National Guidelines Task Foce
SIECUS convened the National Guidlelines Task Force, a panel of experts that constructed a framework within which local communities could design effective curricula and/or evaluate existing programs. -
Funding for Abstinence Ony Programs
Congress attached a provision to welfare legislation tha established a federal program to exclusively fund abstinence-only programs. -
Viagra
President Clinton and the man investigating his behavior provide Americans with months of teachable moments about sexuality. Viagra a drug for treating erectile dysfunction, explodes on the market. -
Sexual Health and Behavior
The U.S. Surgeon General releases a call to action to promote Sexual Health and Responsible Sexual Behavior a research based call for a mature national conversation about sexuality and more sexuality education. -
US Supreme Court vs. Texas
U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Texas sodomy law and Federal abstinence-only funding is increased by 15 million. -
Abstinence-only Programs
25 states have rejected federal funding for abstinence-only programs based on evaluations that suggest that they don't have an impact on behavior. -
Funding for Personal Responsibility Education Program
Congress funds the Personal Responsibility Education Program, which provides 75 million annually for evidence-based, medically accurate age appropriate programs to educate adolescents about both abstinence and contraception in order to prevent unintended teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS.
