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All I can say is...Wow
Just when
you thought you heard it all. How about this? School leaders in -->-->-->Provincetown-->
-->MA-->--> just
approved handing out free condoms to elementary school aged children. Huh? I?ll say it again, kids as young as first graders
can get ahold of a condom if they want one.
Correct me if I?m wrong, but don?t first
and second grade boys still think girls are made of greasy grimy gopher
guts? Even the school superintendent, who?s a
Doctor of something, agreed with this plan. High
schoolers getting condoms is one thing, but elementary school kids?
Re: All I can say is...Wow
Wow is right...
I could see age 10 and up maybe...since girls start getting periods then-ish right?
I wonder if it is OK to teach abstinence anymore...such a difficult concept.
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That is just fvcking ridiculous!
Yes softskate, in some states abstinence is the only education kids get (at least it's all the ones in SC get). I think abstinence should be taught, but other options should be given too.
I almost choked on my Cheerios when SD told me she watched GLEE. Um, they talk about herpes, jokingly, on there and stuff that I feel is too old for her still (but I don't have a say in what her mom lets her watch).
This year (grade 5) was the 'sex talk' year-age 10-11. I don't think their grade had too much of it, but I'll bet next year they will hear a ton (middle school). He!!, the boys asked DH what cleavage was this past wkend (Spaceballs was on tv and must've had something about it on there).
Yeah, I think elementary school is still too young for the condoms. hm. But I'm all for the abstinence at that age...
I think the headline is misleading. It's not as if they have candy bowls full of brightly colored condoms as you enter the building. If you read the article in it's entirety, it's really not as shocking. In order to receive a condom, you must speak with the school nurse/counselor regarding proper use. What I gathered was that the older you get, the more hesitant you are to ask questions regarding sex. I think that's why the program is available, the earlier you know, the better.
What is shocking, however, is the fact that the older high school children also must speak with a school nurse before receiving a condom. The likelihood of high school students talking to a nurse or counselor regarding their sex life is low, thus making the program flawed, at best.I agree, especially with the bolded. I know I had my first sex ed classes in 5th grade, so late elementary school isn't that shocking to me. I think safe sex should be discussed early, and definitely beginning in middle school and carried into high school. It's, of course, disconcerting to think of elementary-age kids knowing about and even experimenting with sex-related activities though.
Totally agree.
Could someone supply a link to this story? I'm not seeing one in the original post.
I used to teach sex ed to jr. high thru college aged audiences and the programs I worked with always promoted that abstinence was the BEST choice (but not only choice) in preventing pregnancy and STDs. However, MOST people will not remain abstinent for life/til marriage so it is important to give them the tools to protect themselves, explaining how to use different methods and where they could get them. Making condoms available is a good idea--as long as it's partnered with comprehensive sex ed. I hope that is the case in this school.
This is what I wish our schools would teach here.
I think that's just wrong. But education is they key. I know my SS is in middle school and there are some kids who are sexually active and i believe he told me that some girl was PG already.
I think it's up to the parents to be able to have this open line of communication with their child when they see it is appropriate as each child matures at different ages. JMHO
This. My mom first started having discussions with me when I was in the 4th or 5th grade- before we ever had sex ed in school, so she sort of beat them to the punch. And while its embarassing to talk to your mom about sex, I think it made a much bigger impact on me than anything a teacher could have told me.
Its very disconcerting to think of elementary age kids talking about/experimenting with sex-related activities, but the fact of the matter is that they do. My BFF is an elementary school teacher and when she did her student teaching the kids were talking about sex acts she didn't even know about until college. And that was 9 years ago! I can only imagine what kids know now!