Recently, Kentucky Senator Stephen Meredith said that he wanted schools to teach that “abstinence from sexual activity outside of marriage is the expected standard for school-age children.” Senators have been quietly trying to change how sex ed is taught for a while now, usually by promoting abstinence-only curriculums or proposing that sex education be completely abolished, so this move from Meredith is not surprising. Here’s why American lawmakers need to do away with comprehensive sex education.

1. It uses tax dollars.

While the Trump administration cut a few hundred million dollars from a program that funded teen pregnancy prevention programs last year, we still spend too much money on it. American lawmakers can direct the money we spend on sex education to other more necessary things, like the wall between Mexico and the US that will totally reduce illegal immigration, or giving the POTUS a few extra million dollars every year, so he can go golfing more or something.

2. It’s awkward.

Let’s face it. No one wants to learn about perfectly normal things like menstrual periods or penises. Children shouldn’t have to learn about human sexuality or gender identity. I acutely remember sitting in health class, feeling slightly nonplussed when I saw a diagram of male genitals. We can’t let this happen to our future children. American lawmakers need to step up and decisively abolish sex education.

3. Students shouldn’t learn about this when they’re still in school.

Students should only be learning about sex and pregnancy once they’re adults. Everyone knows that teenagers seldom engage in sexual activity, so sex education at this age won’t be good for them. It only encourages them to have sex and masturbate by exposing them to such profane pastimes. Sure, teens might do that stuff anyway, but not “educating” students on such matters is healthier in the long run.

4. No one needs it.

Sex education only reduces teen pregnancy rates “significantly” (a big word for “not at all”) according to the Journal of Adolescent Health. Additionally, it’s crystal clear that no one needs comprehensive sex education to be successful. Just look at former Senator Todd Atkin who said that rape doesn’t hurt women because their bodies can shut it down. He used to serve in Congress, the highest legislative body in the US. Clearly, knowledge about women’s bodies didn’t really do anything for him. The “facts” children are taught by sex education won’t improve their lives. Learning about sex doesn’t do anything for anyone.

5. Parents should be teaching their children this, not teachers, because that would definitely be more educational

Parents, who probably don’t have a college degree or training in this subject matter, are a better choice than a complete stranger with training and a degree in this subject matter for sex education. If parents teach this to their children, they totally won’t have any biases or misconceptions about sexual activity. Additionally, this lets parents share their versions of the facts with their children. They can stretch those facts so their children are comfortable, but still innocent enough about sexual activity.

I hope that any American lawmakers like Meredith and informed citizens who read this article take this information to heart and act on it. We can’t let sex education continue to ruin our children’s lives.