![Report: Most Texas School Districts Have Scant Sex Education](http://townsquare.media/site/192/files/2017/02/RS15661_514855258.jpg?w=630&h=420&zc=1&s=0&a=t&q=89&w=980&q=75)
Report: Most Texas School Districts Have Scant Sex Education
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A new study finds that more than four-fifths of Texas school districts teach no sex education or offer curriculums focusing solely on abstinence.
That's despite Texas being among the nation's teen pregnancy leaders.
A study released Tuesday by the left-leaning watchdog group the Texas Freedom Network shows that 83 percent of around 1,000 Texas school districts didn't offer sex education, or only taught abstinence, during the 2015-16 academic year.
But the sex education void is concentrated in rural areas.
Eight of Texas' 10 largest school districts, responsible for educating about 17 percent of the state's roughly 5.3 million public school students, offer sex education built on more than just urging students to safeguard their virginity.
The study also found that 25 percent of Texas school districts taught no sex education.
More From News/Talk 95.1 & 790 KFYO
![These Texans Are Competing For Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics](http://townsquare.media/site/192/files/2024/07/attachment-TexasOlympics.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![A Texas Woman Celebrates Being The Oldest Person Alive In America](http://townsquare.media/site/192/files/2024/07/attachment-OldestTexan.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![This Texas Town Is One Of The Hardest To Pronounce In America](http://townsquare.media/site/192/files/2024/07/attachment-Texasmap.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Conn’s HomePlus Files For Bankruptcy, These Texas Locations Will Close](http://townsquare.media/site/192/files/2024/07/attachment-ConnsTexas.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Texas Insurance Rates Spike After Beryl: Will You Be Affected?](http://townsquare.media/site/192/files/2024/07/attachment-Untitled-design-2024-07-24T121839.448.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![President Biden, Kamala Harris Heading to Texas](http://townsquare.media/site/192/files/2024/07/attachment-Untitled-design-2024-07-24T122348.226.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Historic And Once Abandoned Hotel In Texas Aims To Re-Open, but When?](http://townsquare.media/site/192/files/2024/07/attachment-TheBaker.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Monday Night Earthquake Sent Shockwaves Throughout Texas](http://townsquare.media/site/192/files/2024/07/attachment-Untitled-design-2024-07-23T120327.511.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Devastating Fire Destroys Historic Texas Sanctuary](http://townsquare.media/site/192/files/2024/07/attachment-FirstBaptistDallasFire.jpg?w=980&q=75)