She liked having a boyfriend. A boyfriend made her feel whole. Girls on Marissa' s cheerleading squad began to ask her about her and Daniel. In this age of HIV, AIDS and other sexually-transmitted diseases, sex education in public schools is no shy affair. Most school districts broach the issue by the sixth grade.
Some schools show cheesy videos on puberty and pregnancy.
Birth control typically doesn' t come up, but many middle schools at least mention AIDS and other diseases. Things turn more frank in high school. Contraceptives were displayed. Condoms were unrolled for students to see. Videos spoke in frank terms about orgasms and the risks associated with sexual intercourse.