Kids are going to have sex anyway. The schools should be helping kids have responsible safe sex. You don't prevent pregnancy and STD's by encouraging abstinence. You do it by giving out condoms.
2006-10-24 12:17:45 · 17 answers · asked by Emily 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
I agree with you completely -- and I'm a parent. And no, I don't think parents should have to sign a consent form or be notified for the kids to get them.
A recent survey showed 52% of kids have had sex by the age of 18. Because of idiotic "abstinence only" sex education programs, lots of those kids had unsafe sex, and either got pregnant or got sick. Yes, teach that abstinence is the best way to go. Yes, teach THOROUGHLY about STDs, birth control, and the mechanics of the reproductive system. And yes, give out free condoms to anybody that wants them, anytime.
2006-10-24 12:22:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Start by looking at the alternatives to the free condoms program. Compare the most likely costs and outcomes of each alternative to the free condoms program. The result will be the most logical answer. Teen sex is nothing new. It really is Nature's plan. It has only become undesirable with increased life expectancy, lower infant mortality rates, the drive to acquire more education, postponed marriage, etc. The real downside is promiscuity. If a girl has too many sexual partners she starts comparing lovers. She may have trouble settling down. This was not a problem several generations ago. If a girl had sex before marriage it was usually with the guy she was going to marry. Since the gap between first sexual encounter and first marriage is about a decade, it has been argued that handing out free condoms contributes to marital instability. Since single parenting leads to a host of social problems such as dropping out of school, drug use, teen pregnancy, divorce, suicide, etc., it might also be argued that handing out free condoms to students only exchanges one set of immediate problems for another set of difficulties down the road. All free condoms may do is get the problems off the schoolhouse steps and push it further down the road. Of course, things such as drug use, no time to help kids with homework come back to haunt schools a generation later. If the solution is only to handout more free condoms, then the solution becomes part of the problem! By the way, much the same thing can also be argued about abstinence only sex education since girls promising abstinence usually break their promise before graduation. Getting tough on sex is like getting tough on drugs. It is failed public policy. So free condoms become an attractive solution because they're relatively cheap. Only abstinence, which is all talk, is cheaper. The real question is there a better solution an either abstinence or condoms. Generations ago it was thought that sex education would solve the problem of teen sexuality. It didn't. Now it's sex education, birth control, and STD vaccinations. One solution has just lead to other problems. That wasn't supposed to happen but it did.
2016-05-22 11:30:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you give out condoms to kids, aren't you promoting sex? The thing with sex is that it is connected to high risk behaviors like alcohol and drug abuse. Abstinence is the safest, healthiest lifestyle and it is one of the best ways to prepare for a healthy, future marriage. And kids who vow to be abstinent are less likely to engage in premarital sex and less likely to become pregnant or get STDs.
2006-10-27 05:14:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Gee why dont the school also give out cig's, weed, cocaine, and alcohal and allow yall to carry knives and guns to school. When are kids going to realize sex isint a game and condoms arent 100% trust worthy. If a school were to hand out condoms then it shows they support teenage sex what kind of message will that bring to everyone
2006-10-26 03:51:11 · answer #4 · answered by onehotmama 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and with the condoms sex education classes should also be there to inform kids on std's and life after a unplanned pregnancy.
2006-10-24 12:26:22 · answer #5 · answered by bobbyzarlinga 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree. Yes, they should. At least for students in Grade 8 and up. Parents and school administrators need to get their heads out of the sand on this issue. The fact is many, many kids are having sex and they need and deserve proper protection.
2006-10-24 12:21:28 · answer #6 · answered by Perplexed Music Lover 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, better that than a bunch of little bastards running around.... or STD's spreading like wildfire! I also agree with anyone under 18 having a note sent home if they got condoms. YOU ARE KIDS... DEAL WITH IT TILL YOU ARE 18
2006-10-24 12:25:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it would hurt anything if they were available at schools. Kids hate to ask teachers for anything, so it would have to be available in a no hassle way.
2006-10-24 12:21:10 · answer #8 · answered by piano nerd 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think so because there might be some kids who are having sex and it may not be safe sex.
2006-10-24 12:58:06 · answer #9 · answered by yunuen b 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes they wan't us to have safe sex right?
2006-10-24 12:21:06 · answer #10 · answered by lildarrin2k3 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋