However, the thing to remember is that the parents who are disinterested - who would not come to a parent education class on sex ed - are often the ones whose children need the most sex education. Parents who feel strongly about it enough to come to a parent education - well, they are far more likely to be having the conversation with their kids at home, and so for them to make the choice to opt their kids out of a school-based program is generally more reasonable.

Personally I see the ideal as one teacher in every school that does all of the sex education. More teachers can be brought in, of course, if the size of the school warrants it - but the students should ideally be tracked with a teacher so that they have a consistent adult in this subject area. There should be at least a year of sex ed in middle school if not two, and then another two years in high school. My ideas are far-reaching and have the potential for far-reaching effects. And yes, the current environment (particularly in Texas) is pretty hostile to this kind of education - but that surely does not mean we should not work towards it anyway!