Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Puberty lessons, as part of sex education, typically begin in the fifth grade. Many experts say that's too late. (Collage: Getty ...

A program that teaches fifth-graders about puberty is on hiatus at the West Shore School District after the organization that runs the lessons said it intended to bow out following an apparently ...

The West Shore School District – or rather the majority membership of its board - took fresh heat Tuesday night over its closed-door meeting with a controversial conservative law firm, but moved ...

The Fairfax County School Board has voted to delay the public comment period on a proposal to combine genders in sex and gender education classes. School board officials cited concerns over community ...

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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Baton Rouge General will host puberty education classes to help reduce anxiety and improve attitudes in pre-teens. According to officials, they will get a chance to ...

Period education in schools plays a critical role in fostering a culture of girls feeling prepared and having open conversations when it comes to periods. Research reveals 60% of UK students find the ...

An elementary school offered inappropriate sex ed lessons to students without parental consent or district approval, according to concerned parents and a community activist. Parents only found out ...

A Vermont elementary school is reportedly removing "male" and "female" language from its fifth grade science lessons covering the human body, puberty and reproduction. In a letter sent home to parents ...

Yahoo Life’s School Report Card: Sex Education series examines what adolescents are being taught about sexuality — and why it's about more than the birds and the bees. Sex education has become a hotly ...