CAPE CORAL, Fla. - A first of it's kind report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a lot of parents concerned tonight. It found more than three-million teen girls, one in four, are infected with an STD.

Local students we talked to were surprised by the statistics. They are taught sex education in school based on state guidelines, learning about STDs, birth control, abstinence, and consequences of sex.

Nevertheless, it seems the message isn't always getting through.

Sometimes they may think, well I don't need to follow what I learned in class because it doesn't apply to me," said Lee County School District Spokesperson Joe Donzelli. "We need to learn how to break through that barrier and let them know it can happen to anybody anywhere at any age."

"It shouldn't be up to the school for them to do that," Said Cape Coral High School Junior Jordan Sheridan. "The parents play a big big factor."

Sheridan and other teens we spoke with recommend parents be open and honest with their kids when it comes to sex, and be willing to answer questions.

Following their report, the CDC says the single most important exam for sexually active young women is an annual Chlamydia screening. They also advise vaccinations at ages 11 and 12 to protect against Human Papilloma Virus.