Condoms, Pills, . . .

[Professor]

Should schools be in the business of providing birth control to students.

[The Original Ape]

If they really want to make a difference in Teen Pregnancy, decrease the spread of STDs, and demonstrate overall responsibility, they would. It's certainly time to be real.

[LadyNRed]

I'll say NO!!

We need to teach our children sexual abstence, not sexual ability.

N'Quisitive
6-OE-99

"When wisdom enters your heart, and knowledge is pleasant to your soul, discretion will preserve you; understanding will keep you...
Prov.2:10,11

[KappaGirl2]

Yes, I believe that children should be taught the virtue of not having sex until married, but tht's just not what this World is anymore. Kids are going to have sex whether we want them to or not, so they might as well be able to get all the birth control they can get.
Erin

[AKA_Monet]

I'm sorry, we can't be hypocritical here! I just have to say this one observation. How can we say it is not okay for teenage girls--that includes 19 year olds--to get pregnant when unmarried women who are 30-something are fearful that their biological clock is gonna explode and go out there and get pregnant just the same? And I don't wanna hear about a 30-something women is better equip to take care of a baby than a 19 year old!!! I can understand that teen girls haven't been taught about where babies come from--but how can a 30-something woman not know??? Unless she clinically has the capacity of a 6 year old? And if a 30-something woman has the capacity of a 6 year old, the pervert that got her pregnant needs to be shot!!! And most woman I know that are 30-something, tested way above average intelligence!!! I'm venting because I just found out another one of my 30-something girlfriend is "expecting" and is un-wed... Is this how you have to get a man these days?

[AKA2D '91]

Soror, AKAMonet,

I sure hope it isn't!

As far as the subject of this thread. I will say YES!

I work on a high school campus. And ALL of the stomachs I see swollen are just RIDICULOUS! Many are dropping out in DROVES! If they do remain in school, their grades are just as ridiculous. How can one concentrate on the ABCs when the "little one" is out of diapers? is sick? no babysitter, which leads to severe absentee, which leads to automatic FAILURE of that grade.

Then, you have those who have 3 children by the age of 16...that's ANOTHER thread!

The senior prom is Saturday night, many of the girls will probably have a wonderful Valentine's Day gift....A BUNDLE OF JOY!

Something has to be done!

In my opinion!

[DopeZeta]

I have to say NO.
High schools shouldn't "support" Teen Sex. They should be teaching abstinence.

When we talk to teenagers about the perils of drugs, we just say, "Don't do Drugs". Simple, Point Blank. We don't hand out brand new needles and say, "Hey, if you're going to do drugs anyway, be safe and don't share needles."

Why should we treat Teen sex any differently?

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Sweeter than sugar and as good to you as milk
ZETAS are Finer Women and they're smooth as silk.

[AKA2D '91]

Originally posted by DopeZeta:

High schools shouldn't "support" Teen Sex. They should be teaching abstinence.

Yeah, shoulda, woulda, coulda.

The REALITY is that abstinence is OUT the door. Like I said in my previous post, the children ARE NOT abstaining from anything.

We can spend a whole lot of time talking about what should be done, what could be done and WHO should be doing it. THE FACT IS THESE CHILDREN ARE HAVING SEX AND ARE BECOMING PREGNANT, many of them more than ONCE!

Something has to be done and it has to start SOMEWHERE! AND IT HASN'T BEEN IN THE HOMES, MOST TIMES! 9 times out of 10, the homes "support" this type of behavior ANYWAY!

Drugs? Yeah, talk is cheap. The drugsters are winning the "war on drugs" because of that "talking" rhetoric.

Use my PRECIOUS tax dollars for something other than someone giving a speech, posters on the wall, and all that other mess that HASN'T AND ISN'T working!

That's just my HONEST opinion.

[joykhunt]

"When we talk to teenagers about the perils of drugs, we just say, "Don't do Drugs". Simple,Point Blank. We don't hand out brand new needles and say, "Hey, if you're going to do drugs anyway, be safe and don't share needles."

However I feel it is a little far fetched to compare drug abuse to sex. Abstinence is a moral issue and should be taught in the home. Safe and responsible sex is a social issue that should be welcomed in the school.

For those that believe abstinence should be taught, is this something that should be extended to teenagers only or also people who are unmarried?

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[tickledpink]

I say no, no, no!

[The Original Ape]

Originally posted by tickledpink:
I say no, no, no!

Why not?

[tickledpink]

Originally posted by The Original Ape:
Why not?

Because I send my children to school to receive an education, not condoms & birth control pills. I am mortified at the thought.

However, I'm realistic. I know that children, if they choose to, will get involved in sex, drugs, and whatever else is out there. As a parent, it's my job to teach my children the facts, then to teach them responsibility and stress the importance of making the right choices and the consequences that arise when you do not. If I feel that placing my daughter on birth control pills is best for her, or giving them access to condoms is needed, then again (Lord forbid) that's a decision (however difficult) that I must make as a parent. I'm not comforatble with the possibility that I could be sending them to an institution that in a sense makes this decision for me.

I also realize that there are parents out there that don't accept responsibility in their roles, however, I still don't think it's the place of the school to pass out birth control. The schools may educate them on where they can receive these things (i.e. the Health Department) if they need them, but not pass them out.



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[Rain Man]

Originally posted by LadyNRed:
I'll say NO!!

We need to teach our children sexual abstence, not sexual ability.

N'Quisitive
6-OE-99

"When wisdom enters your heart, and knowledge is pleasant to your soul, discretion will preserve you; understanding will keep you...
Prov.2:10,11

Good point, N'Quisitive. What these sex ed experts don't know is that condoms and pills do not protect against SOUL TIES, which accounts for a lot of the drama in today's relationships. I have seen it happen, and experienced it, so I know what I am talking about.

[pretty3grl]

It is very true that many parents don't take on the responsibility of teaching their children the perils of teenage sex. I am a high school counselor, and I talk to nearly every pregnant child on my campus. Many of the parents came in and when I ask them if they were aware that their child was having sex, they say yes. They often follow that with "but she PROMISED that she would stop after the pregnancy scare last year".
Parents don't seem to understand that once their children start having sex, they are not likely to stop. They have to bite the bullet and change their approach (ie focus on pregnancy and STD prevention). You would be surprised by how many students get pregnant for a second time because their parents would not provide birth control after the first pregnancy. At this time, they will often convince themselves that it is my fault for not providing adequate counseling!

[The Original Ape]

Originally posted by tickledpink:
Because I send my children to school to receive an education, not condoms & birth control pills. I am mortified at the thought.

However, I'm realistic. I know that children, if they choose to, will get involved in sex, drugs, and whatever else is out there. As a parent, it's my job to teach my children the facts, then to teach them responsibility and stress the importance of making the right choices and the consequences that arise when you do not. If I feel that placing my daughter on birth control pills is best for her, or giving them access to condoms is needed, then again (Lord forbid) that's a decision (however difficult) that I must make as a parent. I'm not comforatble with the possibility that I could be sending them to an institution that in a sense makes this decision for me.

I also realize that there are parents out there that don't accept responsibility in their roles, however, I still don't think it's the place of the school to pass out birth control. The schools may educate them on where they can receive these things (i.e. the Health Department) if they need them, but not pass them out.

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TicklePink,

In theory, I agree with you. It IS the responsibility of the parent(S) to explain sex and the responsibilities that go with it, but young minds are naturally curious. Add to that curious mind some active hormones, and you've got trouble-trouble that could possibly had been avoided if there was a place where a young man or woman could've picked up a condom. If they had a condom and used it, the parent would only have to worry about their child being sexually active, instead of worrying if their child contracted an std, or is now expecting a child, or both.
Curiousity is a natural part of being young, and it kills more than cats.