No abstinence aid planned in Strickland budget
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Ohio Governor Ted Strickland (D-Lisbon)
COLUMBUS (AP) — Gov. Ted Strickland’s proposed budget strips funding for programs that focus on teaching schoolchildren abstinence from sex until they’re married.
The removal of $1 million in state aid to abstinence-only education marks a shift in state support for programs that advocates say serve as a national model.
The administration says it also has no plans to apply for federal money for the programs after the current funding ends Sept. 30.
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