October 28, 2008
Every high school student needs sex ed, Betsy Gotbaum says
The city’s public advocate, who today announced via a New York Times article that she will not seek reelection, despite the term limit extension, is arguing for mandated sex education in all city high schools. Betsy Gotbaum’s recommendation follows a study by her office that found problems with city-run clinics on sexually transmitted diseases.
One particularly disturbing finding: Only one of 10 clinics the office studied made rapid HIV tests available, according to the report, which is here (PDF).
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