Q&A
Disparities in access to sexual health education across NYC schools
1:37:07
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38 sec
Council Member Rita Joseph inquires about disparities in access to quality sexual health education across schools, particularly in underserved neighborhoods. The NYC Public Schools officials reveal limitations in their data collection.
- Schools do not track which specific schools are teaching sexual health education
- Only overall health education is tracked, not the sexual health component specifically
- This lack of specific data makes it challenging to identify disparities in access to sexual health education
Rita Joseph
1:37:07
Are we seeing any disparities in access to quality, sexual health education across schools, particularly in underserved neighborhoods or among vulnerable populations?
1:37:15
What are we what is the data telling us there?
Narrator in Shown Video
1:37:21
Oh, just that, for so as we've talked about, we don't capture who is which schools are are, teaching sexual health education.
1:37:29
So we don't So
Rita Joseph
1:37:30
we don't get to see who the underserved so everyone has equal access.
1:37:33
Is that what you're telling me?
Narrator in Shown Video
1:37:35
I'm saying we don't track which schools provide sexual health education as a part of health education.
Despina Zaharakis
1:37:42
We only track health education.
1:37:43
Health
Narrator in Shown Video
1:37:43
education.
1:37:44
Right.
