Comprehensive Sex Education Curriculum Approved By Worcester School Committee

Comprehensive Sex Education Curriculum Approved By Worcester School Committee

The Worcester School Committee approved a so-called comprehensive sex education curriculum Thursday night.

The committee voted 5-2 to approve Rights, Respect, Responsibility, a sex education program produced by Advocates for Youth.

Former Teen Mom Explains Why She Spoke Out About Worcester Sex Ed Curriculum
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Former Teen Mom Explains Why She Spoke Out About Worcester Sex Ed Curriculum

Tom Joyce

Shanel Soucy says school officials seeking to implement a new sex education curriculum in Worcester public schools have missed the point when it comes to teen-age sexual behavior.

She spoke out passionately during a meeting of the Worcester School Committee's Standing Committee on Teaching, Learning, and Student Supports meeting last week, drawing on her own past experiences as a teen-age mother.

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