Ala. students challenge law on sex education
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Two Alabama teenagers are using YouTube and an online petition in an attempt to change how sex education is taught in the state.
Sarah Noone, a 16-year-old junior at Indian Springs School, and her friend, Adam Pratt, a 17-year-old junior at Homewood High School, object to a portion of the state sex education law and curriculum that says homosexuality is unacceptable and unlawful in Alabama.
"It was shocking. I really didn't think it would still be there," Noone...
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