Today, many adolescents are very sexually active. In fact, according to the Center of Disease Control, 47% of adolescents reported being sexually active (http://www.cdc.gov 2013). These statistics illustrate the vital need to teach sex education in all types of schools and the importance of informing adolescents about the risks of their behaviors, since this is where adolescents spend most of their time . As of January 2014, more than half of states are federally required to teach sex education (http://www.ncsl.org 2014). Unfortunately, in many religious schools, students are not taught about sex education. In fact, they encourage abstinence until marriage. According to “School Health Clinics and Sex Education – A Christian View of Sex Education in Schools,” students attend a “government-funded abstinence-only-until-marriage education program,” and it is said to “contain false and erroneous information.” misleading “medical” claims and teaching our children religious propaganda and theological gender stereotypes. (http://www.probe.org 2012). Therefore, the importance of the presence of such a program in religious schools is demonstrated by adolescents' general knowledge about the risk of being sexually active, sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy prevention, and studies on the effectiveness of sex education in schools are often discussed topics. It is not taught in religious schools, putting students at risk. Adolescents are exposed to sex on a daily basis, whether from their peers or via social media. Ignorance on the subject has been a huge problem in the community, especially when it comes to unplanned parenthood and contracting sexually transmitted diseases, although...... middle of paper ....... 2012. Web. April 13, 2014. McKeon, Brigid. “Effective Sex Education.” Effective sex education. Youth Defenders, 2006. Web. April 13, 2014. “Religious Control of Sex Education Harms Children.” » Secular Coalition for America. Secular Coalition for America, 2012. Web. April 13, 2014. "School Health Clinics and Sex Education - A Christian Vision for Sex Education in Schools - Probe Ministries." School Health Clinics and Sex Education - A Christian Vision for Sex Education in Schools - Probe Ministries. Surveying Departments, 1998. Web. April 13, 2014. “Risk Sexual Behavior: Prevention of HIV, STDs, and Teen Pregnancy.” » Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, August 26, 2013. Web. April 12, 2014. “State Policies on Sex Education in Schools.” State policies regarding sex education in schools. Guttmacher Institute, 2014. Web. April 11. 2014.