Taylor teens top state average for STDs and pregnancy rates

Posted on March 30, 2016

Does the fact that Taylor County exceeds the state average in many sexually-transmitted disease (STD) rates and nearly doubles the state’s teen pregnancy rate warrant a re-examination of how sexual health education is taught in local schools?

That question was the core of a workshop held earlier this month by the Taylor County School Board, which sat almost entirely silent while topics such STDs, pregnancy prevention options and touching were discussed.

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