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Massachusetts is updating its sex education guidelines for the first time in 24 years

  • Written by Emily Rothman, Professor and Chair, Occupational Therapy; and Professor of Community Health Sciences, Boston University
imageA dozen U.S. states still do not mandate sex education in schools.Xavier Lorenzo/Moment via Getty Images

In June 2023, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts shared with the public a draft of a new framework that will guide how elementary, middle and high schools in the state approach sex education.

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