Parents can keep their children out of these classes if they prefer. What they can’t do is block other children from learning these things. (Kayla Miller | MLive | File photo)Joel Bissell | MLive.com

Despite all the uproar over the state’s new standards for sex education this year, a recent poll affirms that the public decidedly supports the effort in middle and high school. That’s a relief.

But the survey also shows that our state is split down the middle on how to handle these topics in the lower grades. A handful of districts are even threatening to defy the state on teaching sex ed – less than five, out of about 600 total districts in New Jersey. Still, enough to whip up a fuss.

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