Dear Mrs.

Evans,

I am writing to discuss the article about sex education in schools. I firmly oppose it and I
want to tell you why, and what I think about it.

To counter your statement, I must express my ideas and refute yours. You declared that
“schools are places where children and young adults learn skills such as math, writing and history…” I
agree partly with that. Schools obviously have to teach you those subjects because they are very
important for life. Sex education is as important as other subjects that are being taught in schools; no
one knows what can happen in your life. Children have to know about their body and that of those
around them. If the situation of a teenager having sexual intercourse happens, and they don’t know
anything about it, it could lead, in the worst of the cases, to a pregnancy.

Secondly, you affirm that “… schools should be the last place for students to learn how
to have sex”, and that parents have to be the ones teaching it. It may be right, but some parents are
uncomfortable explaining it to their kids; whether because it is awkward or because they just do not
want to. Sex education does not assume that “the audience (…) already has multiple sexual partners”, it
is for children to be prepared for the near future of the sexual world. It is crucial that sex education is
medically accurate.

Furthermore, failed sex education can result in the fast spreading of sexual diseases,
early pregnancies, etc. Students have to know the basics first, and then introduce themselves more in
the topic so they do not mistakenly do things they should not or they do not know about. If parents or
the school do not teach teenagers about the consequences of unsafe sex, they might look for it
themselves, and may read fake or misleading information, and this will confuse them and educate them
wrongly. I do not deny sex education is a controversial topic, but it is not a want, it is a need. If a
teenager gets pregnant by accident, it could ruin their lives in many aspects.

To resume, in my opinion and in rebuttal of your article, I strongly believe sex education
is an essential subject in all schools because everyone has to know about sexually transmitted diseases,
how to have safe sex, the consequences of not knowing about sex education, and so on. Whether it is
taught in the household by parents or whoever, schools do not know what happens in every family.
Some may not even talk about it with their children! It is controversial as sex is a taboo topic, but it is
also vitally important to know. Society doesn’t give sex education the importance it deserves, and they
do not acknowledge the importance of knowing about it. If schools do not want to have sex education as
a subject, it could be taught in Biology class by a professional biology teacher.

I wait in haste your reply, all the best.

Yours sincerely,
Juan Ignacio.