Weekend Round-Up

Arizona: The sex-ed controversy in Tempe rages on. Here's a link to the guidelines for the expanded health curriculum.Michigan: Parents in Lansing have a chance to review sex-ed lesson materials for grades 4-10 this September.Minnesota: A group called Plain Talk is surveying Hmong parents and teens in St. Paul to help facilitate discussions of sex, pregnancy, and contraception. The group recently launched a similar effort in St. Paul's Hispanic community. The goal of the program is to help parents identify teachable moments to have discussions about about sex and sexuality with their children.South Dakota: The Sioux Falls school system may settle a local controversy tonight at a school board meeting regarding the sex ed curriculum. A controversy has been brewing there since last fall. While the article doesn't go into much detail about what kids are actually being taught, it seems that the debate centers on whether teens should have more or less information when it comes to sex.