Abstract
The purpose of this project was to explore the curricula and sexual health education programs taught to adolescents in public schools. This researcher reviewed the literature that has been documented on sex education programs taught nationally, along with the required Educational Codes, Sections 51930-51939, that a public school must follow if it chooses to teach sexual health education to the students in California. This researcher explored the sexual health education programs primarily by interviewing four teachers and one principal, who all work in public schools in Northern California. The teachers interviewed were the sources of data for this study, and the information gathered during the interviews were complied and analyzed. The information gathered from the interviews helped this researcher create a comprehensive sexual health education curriculum that meets all of the state requirements, and was designed to be taught by social workers rather than teachers.