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Racy Federal Public School Survey Asks 10-Year-Olds About Oral Sex, Suicide

Amanda Prestigiacomo

On Thursday, New York-based radio host and parent advocate Shannon Joy uncovered a federal public school survey given to children as young as ten years of age, which includes inquiries regarding oral sex, sexting, thoughts of suicide, cocaine, and invasive questions concerning their home life. Quickly, other parents, too, voiced their concern over the racy and intimate survey flagged by Joy.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website, the survey, called the “National Youth Risk Behavior Survey,” is distributed across the nation every two years, last passed out in 2015.

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