From the Family Violence Prevention Fund
Jul 1, 2010

American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) women living in urban areas are more likely than non-Hispanic whites to report: non-voluntary first sexual intercourse, unintended and teen pregnancies, unprotected first sex, and first sex with older partners. Those are among the findings from a new study from the Urban Indian Health Institute.

School board unanimously votes in favor of teaching sexual education

By Peter Marcus, DDN Staff Writer

The Denver Public Schools board yesterday unanimously backed a resolution establishing an adolescent sexual and reproductive health education policy for the school system.

Supporters say it is time for the district to establish policy allowing for “age-appropriate” human sexuality education.

Supporters believe sex education delays teens from becoming sexually active; reduces the frequency of sexual activity; reduces the number of sexual partners a teen has; and increases condom and contraceptive use. Read the full article by clicking here.

On June 17th School Board Members at Denver Public Schools unanimously voted in support of the resolution on comprehensive sexuality education. Before casting their votes, many of the Board Members spoke in favor of the resolution and their eagerness to support it. President of the Board, Nate Easley, commented on the sexuality education that his children have received and said in regards to the resolution, "I wholeheartedly support this." Even Superintendent Tom Boasberg expressed his thanks to Vice President Arturo Jimenez for bringing the resolution to the Board and to the community and organizations coming together to support it.