TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey students want more from their public school sex education curriculum, according to some experts.

“We hear stories about the information students do and do not receive in school, and frankly, they’re not satisfied with the education they’re receiving,” Nicole Cushman, executive director for Answer, told NJ 101.5.

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Answer is a program run through Rutgers University’s Center for Applied Psychology that works with the state Department of Education to promote “comprehensive sex education” in New Jersey schools.

Cushman contends that state standards schools to teach comprehensive sex education – and stress abstinence as the only way to totally prevent pregnancy – are lacking because students want more information on LGBTQ lifestyles than teachers are comfortable with.

She also believes that “whether it’s intended or not” discussion on abstinence can be bad because “subtle remarks that a teacher might make can actually feel very judgmental,” according to the news site.

“Sex education should be a place where they can learn to understand, respect and accept their peers, and young people can see and feel that their teachers aren’t always comfortable addressing the issues that are relevant to them,” Cushman said.

Cushman thinks schools need to better prepare educators with the type of training Answer provides, but pointed out the New Jersey Department of Education has cut back on its involvement with the program.

“We haven’t done a good job of equipping teachers with the knowledge, skills and comfort they need to facilitate these difficult conversations,” Cushman said. “We know many teachers don’t receive that type of specialized training when getting their credentials. They get put in a classroom with only a curriculum and a set of standards, and not a lot of guidance on how to actually implement it.”

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Cushman contends the situation means students receive a clinical fact-based assessment of sex that doesn’t delve into details that apply to real life and students want to know more about.

The Washington Post reported on a similar nationwide trend highlighted by a poll conducted by Public Religion Research Institute last year that blames the student dissatisfaction on abstinence focused sex education.

According to the Post:

Almost all of those who had sex ed classes said the information they were given was either ‘very’ or ‘somewhat’ medically accurate. But far fewer said their sex ed experiences were useful in real life: 37 percent said their education was “not helpful” in navigating decisions about sex and relationships. …

The great majority of poll respondents said they learned about topics such as sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy, birth control and abstinence. But only 45 percent said they discussed healthy relationships, and only 12 percent said they discussed same-sex relationships.

“It’s no wonder so many millennials didn’t find their sex education that helpful,” said Debra Hauser, president of Advocates for Youth, a nonprofit that pushes for comprehensive sex education.

“Many were in school during a time when schools taught only abstinence. Others may have received clinical information about disease or pregnancy prevention, but few were provided the information young people truly need to traverse puberty, understand the difference between healthy and unhealthy relationships, develop a positive body image, make informed decisions, communicate effectively or navigate the health care system.”