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I agree with BetaRose and geekypenguin, Education of children can't not only come from the schools. It has been from the community and most of all the parents. I had very strict parents. I hated it then but when I graduated high school and went to college, I was very grateful for it because I had a solid ground to start from. I had a lot of fun in College and I did things that maybe I should not have but I was an adult and made those decisions. However, it did always way in my mind that my parents would be disappointed and that hurt more than anything I ever did.
I also think that a lot of kids in wealthy areas are more apt to do risky behaviors because of the lack of parental involvement. Most wealthy families (not to say all) the parents are really busy with work or the kids are raised by a Nanny. This is often more of a problem than low income. Parents are definitely the first step in educated their kids against sex, drugs, STD's etc. My parents talked to me at a young age because they knew I would be exposed to it early. I wasn't sure what we were talking about at first because I was too young but they kept talking to me. I know when I was in school learning about STD's was enough to scare me away from having sex. Our school did encourage the only abstinence can save you, but they also did a lot for birth control and STD's, with visuals. SCAREY Stuff!!
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