During its 2011 Regular Session, the Mississippi Legislature enacted a law (§37-13-171) that required each local school board to adopt an abstinence-only or abstinence-plus policy on sex-related education by June 30, 2012, and to implement instruction by the 2012-2013 school year.  The Center for Mississippi Health Policy commissioned researchers from the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) to assess the implementation process.  The researchers surveyed middle and high school principals to gather information related to the policy adoption process, the curriculum … Read more...