Talking about sex is something the majority of our young people are uncomfortable with. Sex is something completely normal, yet it is not treated as such in our education system. Teachers are required to teach certain levels of math that come with a curriculum, but on a day-to-day basis, how often is this information used? Not very often. Sex education must be taught accurately, effectively and appropriately with a compulsory curriculum in all schools. Treating the topic with maturity and respect will change the way students perceive it. In most states, sex education isn't even mandatory. These states force their young people to fend for themselves. Only 24 of the 50 U.S. states are required to teach sex education. Only 20 of these states are required for teaching to be medically correct (NCSL). When history classes are taught, students must learn the material correctly or they will fail that class and have learned nothing. The same goes when it comes to teaching young people about sexuality. Some states only teach the abstinence portion of sex education as it relates to religious affiliation, but it's not surprising to learn that almost everyone has/will have sex at some point in their life. life. According to the Penguin Atlas of Human Sexuality, sexual intercourse occurs 120 million times a day. In 2013, a survey found that about 47% of high school students reported having had sexual intercourse (ReCapp). I conducted a survey of my peers asking them what they remembered from the sex ed class and the following response was: "I went to a Catholic school, we were only taught about chastity and abstinence", "Use condoms and don't have sex with lots of people because you might get an STD", "How boys and girls go through puberty" and "My school never taught anything about