My task is to explore some legal issues that surround implementation. The law lists an 8 point program. This is helpful guidance. However, numerous questions remain. The 8 point definition applies to an abstinence education program .
Clarity is most achievable if one follows the money.
That is what the statute requires. Ron's illustration of a 10th grade curriculum is a case in point. If the federal funds are spent on 6 weeks of federally defined abstinence education in the beginning of the year there is nothing illegal about then teaching 6 weeks of contraception to avoid pre-marital births. A program by any other name spells not sweet under these rules. The most straightforward approach is to follow the money.