Ouachita schools continuing sex ed to bring awareness to STDs

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OUACHITA PARISH, La. (KNOE) - With sexually transmitted diseases on the rise in Northeast Louisiana, educators are making sure they keep students aware.

Kathy Rutledge is the nurse for West Ouachita High School. She says sex education is still in their curriculum.

"Currently, the Monroe region is first in chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis," Rutledge said. "Unfortunately, this is where we are."

Rutledge says the most significant battle when teaching students about STDs and sex is all of the false information they have access to social media.

"We want everything to be medically accurate," Rutledge said.

Rebekah Oaks is the principal. She says teachers and nurses create experiments for the students to show how quickly STDs can spread.