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I totally agree with you
It's quite a controversial subject and I believe that kids should'nt be having sex, period.
posted by
le_divorcee
on October 24, 2007 at 1:12 PM
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editormum
offering contraceptives to its students may not necessarily mean that the school is encouraging or promoting promiscuity. From the medical standpoint, it is a wise move. With or without this programme, students are bound to engage in sex. So, it would be better to 'teach' them 'safe sex' rather than 'sex without protection' and hence, unwanted pregnancies, unwanted babies, STD, HIV/AIDS and other unforeseen consequences. It is up to parents to make positive evaluations rather than negatives ones.
posted by
richinstore
on October 19, 2007 at 9:14 AM
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*sigh* Where to start?
Okay . . . I know that your basic
feeling is that kids in junior high shouldn't be having sex. And I agree with that 500%.
But the fact is that these same kids are having sex. And it's not always statutory rape--when the other partner is underage him/herself. (Unless the definition of "statutory rape" is different in your state than it is in mine).
That said . . . On the radio I heard of one person who knows a girl who got pregnant when she was 10! TEN!!!! And that girl's daughter also got pregnant at an early age--12!
So the first girl is already a grandmother in her early 20s!!!!!!
That is scary to me--especially since I know that one girl whom I love with all my heart and soul could have gotten pregnant at 10 years old since that is when she first got her period. Granted, I know she has a good head on her shoulders and would never get pregnant quite so young.
But I know it can happen. And it is for this reason that the school are making contraceptives available to kids so very young.
I'm not saying that this is any type of valid option to education, but even with all the education in the world, young women (children) are still getting pregnant these days.
It's incredibly sad, but it is true.
All I can say is that I hope beyond all hope that the schools are educating these children ( and educating them well) before giving them the contraceptives.
posted by
Jemmie211
on October 18, 2007 at 11:20 PM
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Tough issue, editormum. I know kids who are thirteen and going at it.
This includes a couple of family members. I don't have a problem telling them that I hope they're using protection. I understand what you're saying and I agree to some extent. But children are curious and keeping them in the dark about certain things, especially sex, can be far more detrimental in the long run than being open with them. Ignorance and suppression leads to stupidity and rebellion. You can't control kids without locking them up. But if some older jerkoff is being opportunisticly predatory, that sonofabitch needs to pay in years (or be shot)...
posted by
saul_relative
on October 18, 2007 at 8:39 PM
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