Sexually active students at a Texas school that does not offer broad-spectrum sex education are experiencing a chlamydia outbreak, according to a letter sent home to parents.
Several students at schools in Crane County have been diagnosed with chlaymida in the past two weeks, ABC News reported.
Nearly two dozen students were diagnosed with the treatable, sexually transmitted disease at one high school alone. In that school, students do get three days of sex education in the fall, and that program teaches abstinence.
Despite the record, the superintendent of the schools involved says abstinence is still the best thing to teach. He also said school officials are slated to review current classes and suggest a sex ed curriculum later this month.
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Chlaymida is passed between sexual partners not using condoms and, even though most people show no symptoms, it can lead to later, more serious problems for women.
