Chlamydia outbreak hits abstinence-only Texas high school, making
officials rethink sex ed
BY Meg Wagner
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Wednesday, May 6, 2015, 10:56 AM


An abstinence-only high school in a tiny Texas town is battling a
colossal chlamydia epidemic.

District officials are rethinking their approach to sex education after
20 of Crane High School’s 300 students tested positive for the sexually
transmitted disease.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called the outbreak
a health issue at “epidemic proportions,� KFOR reported.

Crane Independent School District officials met Monday to discuss
possible updates to the high school’s conservative sex education program.

“We do have an abstinence curriculum, and that evidently ain’t working,�
superintendent Jim Rumage told the TV station. “We need to do all we
can, although it’s the parents’ responsibility to educate their kids on
sexual education.�

However, Rumage defended the current teachings to the San Antonio
Express-News.

“If kids are not having any sexual activity, they can’t get this
disease,� he said. “That’s not a bad program.�

Any changes must be approved by the school board at a May 19 meeting.



"If the kids are not having any sexual activity..."

But, they are. Abstinence "ain't working."

What a surprise.