What should public schools teach our children about sex? It can be a complex question, especially when dealing with morals, social norms, pop culture, hormones and health. When students sit down for their sex education, should teachers embrace an abstinence-only policy?
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Abstinence and Contraception
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Not A Job For The School
Hayden and Emily, both of you make great points. Abstinence should be taught by parents not teachers. Teachers are there to educate their students, not tell them the decisions they should be making. Sure, there's nothing wrong in telling them that abstinence will protect them from pregnancy and STDs but to only tell them that is a diservice to the students. If the parents want a strong abstinence message taught so badly, they need to do it themselves.
- Kurtis34
February 15, 2009 12:54PM
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The Parents Should Teach
Kurtis makes a good point. It should be the parent's job to tell their kids what they want them to know. Teachers have enough to worry about as it is. And teaching teens about such a touchy subject is not an easy job. Parents can't just leave it up to their childrens teachers, they need to do it themselves or stop complaining.
- garzafanhc
March 2, 2009 8:44AM
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