GPRHE News June 27, 2007 Georgia Abstinence Funds INCREASED in 2006 SIECUS, the Sexuality Information and Education Center of the United States, released its state reports on abstinence funding for Fiscal Year 2006. Alarmingly, Georgia's funding was increased by over $1 million. May 22, 2007 NAEA Poll Debunked The newly-formed group, National Abstinence Education Association (funded by the same people who backed the Swift Vote Veterans for Truth), recently released a poll done for them by Zogby International. The poll seeks opinions from parents regarding the type of sex education they would like their children to receive in school. NAEA claims the poll shows overwhelming support for abstinence-only sex programs. Reality Check debunks that claim. May 16, 2007 Abstinence-Only Funding to End! The U.S. Congress is about to let the Title V abstinence-only sex education funding expire. November 04, 2006 The results are in! The DeKalb School Board Questionnaire, asking members and candidates their opinions on sex education, is now available here. March 31, 2006 GEORGIA PARENTS IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Abstinence funding and GPRHE victory in Wall Street Journal

We support comprehensive sex education that includes abstinence information in all Georgia public schools. We are Georgia Parents for Responsible Health Education (GPRHE), advocates for comprehensive sexuality education in Georgia public schools. Georgia Parents for Responsible Health Education P.O. Box 15006 Atlanta, GA 30333 georgiaparents@gprhe.org 678-570-3262 We support other parents wishing to effect change in their schools by sharing our experiences and resources. We are an umbrella organization for local chapters representing specific school systems/counties. We talk to parents, giving them the tools they need to join us as advocates for comprehensive sexuality education in Georgia. We work together with healthcare professionals, educators, professionals working with young adults, and young adults themselves, if invited, and network as we grow. Finally, we monitor sexuality education programs in Georgia, celebrating and following up on successes. In 2004, parents at Shamrock Middle School (DeKalb County, GA) were informed that our eighth grade children would begin receiving abstinence-only-until-marriage sexuality education. Our Story tells how we succeeded in removing this program from DeKalb County schools.

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