More than a dozen organizations working to improve Black life in southwestern Pa. invite Black area residents to participate in a working session to formulate a bold vision to address community concerns.
The board of Pittsburgh Public Schools approved an updated policy that expands the parameters of sexuality education to include consent, anatomy, gender identity and expression and sexual orientation and identity. The policy still notes that abstinence is the only protection that is 100 percent effective against unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases but will no longer state that abstinence is the expected norm.