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Originally Posted by sigtau305
Kindergarden is way too young. you need to start at grade 7. that's the most effective way of getting the message through to the kids.
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At Warrensville, we had sex education in 6th grade in Interpersonal Skills class. Our parents had to attend the curriculum meeting prior to the first class and sign off on what we would be learning. That was in 1987 before AIDS really registered with me, in the age of MY innocence. Then in 12th grade I took an elective, Family Living that did demonstrate how to put on a condom as well as showed us graphic images of various STDs on body parts. Not just don't have sex, you will get herpes but this is what herpes looks like on the penis or vagina.
If I was a parent now, I would start talking to my child about their bodies and no one being allowed to touch them around the age of 4 or 5 on a level they can handle.
Cleveland Public Schools is a huge district and I believe that is very much needed in a lot of our school districts today. A lot of kids only hear "Don't come home pregnant" as a form of sex ed. My mom talked to me and told me a lot even when I wasn't trying to hear it.
Kids are having sex before the 7th grade. Kids give blow jobs these days like most people give hugs.
A key component of any sex ed is respect of yourself, your body, and boundaries as well as self esteem. Too many people have their self esteem wrapped up in the size of their reproductive organs.
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