REMARKS
Sexual Health Education Task Force and its recommendations
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Council Member Joseph discusses the Sexual Health Education Task Force created in 2017 and its recommendations for improving sex education in New York City. She also mentions the lack of progress and the creation of a new task force.
- The 2017 task force identified four broad areas for improvement in sex education
- Six years have passed without publicly available information on implementation of recommendations
- A new sexual health education task force was created in 2023 through Executive Order 44
- Questions are raised about the lack of progress since the 2017 task force recommendations
Rita Joseph
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In an effort to address these concerns, the council enact local law 90 of 2017, which created the sexual health education task force.
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This task force laid 4 broad areas where the city could improve its education.
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1, prioritizing a cultural culture of comprehensive sexual wellness and inclusivity.
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2, ensuring all students are served by well equipped health care instructors 3, improve the content, substance, and method of sexual health education and strengthening accountability.
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Despite clear recommendation from the task force in 2018, 6 years have passed without any publicly available information on implementation.
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Instead, earlier this year, the administration issued executive order number 44, creating a new sexual health education task force with updating and implementing recommendations from the 2017 task force that appear to have gone unaddressed.
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While we welcome this new focus, we must ask why haven't we seen any progress during the 6 years since the former task force issued their recommendations?
