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National Education Association passed Moral Education in Schools Resolution
The National Education Association first discussed the subject in 1892, passing a resolution that called for "moral education in the schools." -
Dr. Prince Morrow founded American Society for Sanitary and Moral Prophylaxis
The American Society for Sanitary and Moral Prophylaxis was the first organizatioan to rally for sex education in schools as a means to eradicate venereal disease and other “diseases of the social order” which had become a prominent problem during that period of time. -
The American Social Hygiene Association
Charles Eliot and Grace Dogde founded the American Social Hygiene Association in 1913 as a way to tackle issues on sexuality and sex education -
Chamberlain-Kahn Act Passes
The U.S. Congress passed the Chamberlain-Kahn Act, which allocated money to educate soldiers about syphilis and gonorrhea. -
School Sexuality Education is labeled as URGENT NEED
The U.S. Public Health Service labels school sexuality education an "urgent need." -
The AMA and NEA publish sex education pamphlets
The American Medical Association and the National Education Association publish five sexuality education pamphlets for schools. -
Mary Calderone founded SIECUS
The former medical director of Planned Parenthood Mary Calderone founded the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States -
States restrict Sex Education
Twenty state legislatures voted to restrict or abolish sexuality education. -
AFLA is passed
Adolescent Family Life Act is passed, funding programs to promote sexual abstinence before marriage. -
Surgeon General calls for comprehensive sex education and AIDS education
In 1986, U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop issued a report calling for comprehensive AIDS and sexuality education in public schools, beginning as early as the third grade. "There is now no doubt that we need sex education in schools and that it [should] include information on heterosexual and homosexual relationships," Koop wrote in his report. "The need is critical and the price of neglect is high." -
Sex Education gains prominence in schools on State levels
By 1989, 23 states had passed mandates for sexuality education, an additional 23 states strongly encouraged sex education, 33 mandated AIDS education and 17 additional states recommended it. -
Millions of Dollars allocated to abstinence only programs by Congress
As part of welfare reform, Congress passed legislation in 1996 allocating $50 million in federal funds for abstinence-only-until-marriage programs—which censor information about contraception. -
States Reject Federal Funds
25 States have rejected funding for abstinence only sex education programs because of the lack of effect it has on behavior. -
Funding for Abstinence Only Eliminated from upcoming budget
President Obama's Federal Budget eliminated funding for Abstinence Only Sex Education Programs -
Abstinence Only Federal Funding Ends
Congress eliminates majority of funding for Abstinence Only Sex Education Programs -
Congress makes $75 Million available for comprehensive Sex Ed
Congress makes $75 Million available for comprehensive Sex Ed
