Parents in the Pittsburgh Public School System want the sex education offerings beefed up.

The organizers of the "Pittsburgh Public Schools Silencing Sex Education" campaign say the current policy to teach teenagers about sex by preaching abstinence does not answer many of their questions and provide them with the information they need to make healthy and responsible decisions, according to the article.

The campaign organizers want "comprehensive sex education that would teach students about contraception and sexual practices in addition to abstinence," according to the article. 

I thought this was especially interesting because of last week's news that one in four teenage girls in America has at least one STD.

What are students being taught about sex in schools in Maryland? Is it sufficient? Should abstinence be taught? Is that even realistic in the current social climate?