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Sex Ed Classes Miss Requirements, Central Valley Parents Say

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California school districts are required to teach comprehensive sex education classes based on science, if they teach sex education at all. In the Central Valley -- home to some of the state's highest rates for sexually transmitted diseases and teen pregnancies -- some parents say schools are failing to deliver the information their kids need. Reporter: Alice Daniel

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