Amber, a high school student who is in the first trimester of pregnancy, is nervous about telling her parents that she is pregnant and is unsure where to go for prenatal care. She is looking forward to returning to school after summer break
because she knows that she will be attending a sexual education course and feels that she can approach her teacher after class for advice. Following the class, which focused solely on the necessity to abstain from sex, Amber is extremely disappointed, feels shame, and thus hurries out of the classroom without speaking to her teacher. This scenario best reflects the fact that abstinence-only education (AOE) ____.
a. may be effective in preventing students like Amber from having sex in the future
b. fails to address real life concerns for teens that are already sexually active
c. is effective in providing open lines of communication between educators and students
d. is evidence-based
ANS: B
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