/tags/nc-sex-ed NC Sex Ed en-US Copyright Fri, 08 Apr 2022 15:43:07 GMT /show/embodied-radio-show/2022-04-08/reimagine-sex-education-sexuality-gender-identity-youth Sex education is in serious need of an update. In 2022, state and local governments still have the power to determine whether sex education is comprehensive or abstinence-only, and recent data shows that only about half of students in the U.S. are receiving adequate instruction around sex and sexuality. Fri, 08 Apr 2022 15:43:07 GMT /show/embodied-radio-show/2022-04-08/reimagine-sex-education-sexuality-gender-identity-youth Audrey Smith, Anita Rao /wunc-youth-reporting-institute/2021-09-28/youth-advocate-diversified-sexual-education-north-carolina-reporting-equality-lgbtq-abstinence-consent ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøվ’s 2021 Youth Reporters turned on their mics to collect stories from their communities. Nassibah Bedreddine of Raleigh spoke with her friends about their push for a more diverse sex education curriculum at their schools. Tue, 28 Sep 2021 10:00:00 GMT /wunc-youth-reporting-institute/2021-09-28/youth-advocate-diversified-sexual-education-north-carolina-reporting-equality-lgbtq-abstinence-consent Nassibah Bedreddine /health/2020-12-04/herpes-is-a-common-virus-why-do-we-treat-it-like-the-plague When Ella Dawson got diagnosed with genital herpes, she felt like her body betrayed her. Herpes was something dirty, something bad that happened to other… Fri, 04 Dec 2020 16:07:53 GMT /health/2020-12-04/herpes-is-a-common-virus-why-do-we-treat-it-like-the-plague Kaia Findlay, Anita Rao /show/the-state-of-things/2020-12-04/herpes-is-a-common-virus-why-do-we-treat-it-like-the-plague When Ella Dawson got diagnosed with genital herpes, she felt like her body betrayed her. Herpes was something dirty, something bad that happened to other… Fri, 04 Dec 2020 16:07:53 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-12-04/herpes-is-a-common-virus-why-do-we-treat-it-like-the-plague Kaia Findlay, Anita Rao /health/2020-04-30/sex-ed-is-already-sparse-for-nc-students-and-covid-19-is-making-it-worse Can you do condom demonstration over Zoom? What about teaching comprehensive sexual education? In the midst of a pandemic, the answer is unclear. On this… Thu, 30 Apr 2020 16:14:23 GMT /health/2020-04-30/sex-ed-is-already-sparse-for-nc-students-and-covid-19-is-making-it-worse Josie Taris, Anita Rao /show/the-state-of-things/2020-04-30/sex-ed-is-already-sparse-for-nc-students-and-covid-19-is-making-it-worse Can you do condom demonstration over Zoom? What about teaching comprehensive sexual education? In the midst of a pandemic, the answer is unclear. On this… Thu, 30 Apr 2020 16:14:23 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-04-30/sex-ed-is-already-sparse-for-nc-students-and-covid-19-is-making-it-worse Josie Taris, Anita Rao /health/2019-07-11/the-talk-the-fight-over-sex-ed-in-north-carolina What do North Carolina students learn in school about the birds and the bees and what should they learn? At local school board meetings and at the state… Thu, 11 Jul 2019 17:13:45 GMT /health/2019-07-11/the-talk-the-fight-over-sex-ed-in-north-carolina Grant Holub-Moorman, Anita Rao /show/the-state-of-things/2019-07-11/the-talk-the-fight-over-sex-ed-in-north-carolina What do North Carolina students learn in school about the birds and the bees and what should they learn? At local school board meetings and at the state… Thu, 11 Jul 2019 17:13:45 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-07-11/the-talk-the-fight-over-sex-ed-in-north-carolina Grant Holub-Moorman, Anita Rao