The silent majority has it right on sex ed | Editorial – NJ.com

Despite all the uproar over the state’s new standards for sex education this year, a recent poll affirms that the public decidedly supports the effort in middle and high school. That’s a relief.

But the survey also shows that our state is split down the middle on how to handle these topics in the lower grades. A handful of districts are even threatening to defy the state on teaching sex ed – less than five, out of about 600 total districts in New Jersey. Still, enough to whip up a fuss.