today a school in maine said its ok to give birth control to kids in the 6th grade (12 yrs old) - 8th grade (14). Are we condoning sex among this age group of kids? Have we become so lazy and forgot that we are adults, they are still kids? They cant even drive yet...come on!!! What do you think?
2007-10-17 23:21:16 · 9 answers · asked by T. B. 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Using the excuse of "if kids are going to have sex, then use protection".... such a lame excuse society uses. The real question is why are they having sex so young? In my opinion, they are way too young to understand the emotions and attachments that come with sex. I could use the same arguement with drugs, "if they are going to use drugs, at least use these drugs" or stealing "if they are going to steal, at least steal from this store". Come on people lets raise our kids not give up on them....
2007-10-17 23:32:49 · update #1
I disagree with this, I just saw this on the news. I think it would be more acceptable if this was something that was approved by the parents and the parents wanted their child to be on birth control. The way this is presented it makes it very easy for the parent to not be involved and the child to make the decision without discussing it with their parents. Middle School is way to young to pass out something that is such a big life changing decision.
2007-10-17 23:53:33 · answer #1 · answered by Gee-Gee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If kids are going to have sex I would rather that they have protected sex. Just because they have a condom doesn't mean they think about sex for the first time or 'now I've got some I'm going to shag everyone'.
I remember a group of us kids (around 12 to 14) finding some condoms and filling them up with water and throwing them off balconies. This was a group of boys and girls. So if having a condom is condoning sex, why didn't we all pair off and have some rather than just being stupid kids having a water fight? We knew what sex was, we had proper sex eduaction yet it didn't happen.
*It's lame that kids if they are going to have sex they should be protected from stis or pregnancy? Well too bad. Not making birth control accessible will not change the fact that teens will have sex. However recent studies have shown that there is a lot of scare mongering going on with the reporting of younger teens having sex when the average age for first time sex is rising.
2007-10-17 23:26:19 · answer #2 · answered by weisse 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Just because they are young doesn't mean they aren't having sex. There are people in my school, that I know have been having sex since 6th grade. If they handed out condoms and birth control in my school I would shout out "Oh yeah now lets all go have sex!" (And if anyone does say that and mean it they are just stupid) You aren't condoning it just protecting us. Now maybe you shouldn't hand it out to 6th graders (maybe just use them as an example in health) but for the rest of us there are plenty of skanks. And I don't want to have to see 8 girls pregnant in my grade. So its free protection but some people might be angry that you know they are having sex. Or insulted that you think so.
EDIT: Kids my age have sex so young because they think their ready. It could be for various reasons (They're in "love", their body is developed enough so why not have sex, or they might just want to have sex to have it) Also if their parents aren't around (or they are able to find a really secluded place) they have the opportunity and are honry enough to do it.
2007-10-17 23:37:33 · answer #3 · answered by -x-Crushed-x- 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No, instead they should try to encourage the students to talk to their parents about this subject, maybe even schedule a parent/student/teacher conference. One of the excuses for this program is that kids are uncomfortable talking to their parents about sex.
Since the "War on Terror", school budgets have suffered and this includes such things as eliminating guidance counselor positions. These are the people that offer unbiased perspectives on this dilemma. They are the ones who tell kids; "If you're not comfortable talking to your parents about sex, then maybe you shouldn't be having sex".
2007-10-18 05:56:05 · answer #4 · answered by germaine_87313 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it's a double-edged sword. While on one hand they;re making sure that if ever the children decide to have sex, they're going to be safe the other says " Okay, as long as you guys put this on, it's gonna be okay, so go on, get along grab a schoolmate and shag the night away.". Pathetic. Blame popular culture for making sex the number one concern of society. Hey, I'm just a kid. Frag me.
2007-10-17 23:36:40 · answer #5 · answered by jep 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Handing the condoms out won't influence whether they do it or not. The only way to change this crazy culture of teen sex is to stop sexualizing everything in the media, and stop making appearance/celebrity/sex the most important thing here.
Culture is to blame.
2007-10-17 23:31:11 · answer #6 · answered by Acai 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A condom won't cause them to have sex. Do you really think most use condoms anyway? One thing that led me to have sex as a teenager was the big deal that everyone had always made of it. The great sin. It made it an act of rebellion. I've always let my son know it's not that important. He's 15 and it seems to have worked pretty well.
2007-10-18 00:43:01 · answer #7 · answered by Beth T 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's the parents responsibility to educate their children about these things. I expect they think they're going to prevent unplanned pregnancies, so perhaps they don't think that the parents are giving their children adequate sex education.
I'd like to think that it wouldn't happen here in the UK.
2007-10-17 23:32:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes! they are condoning sex. I mean come on, if you give them a condom, what are they going to do with it?? Put it on their heads!?
2007-10-17 23:24:33 · answer #9 · answered by A friendly Jihad 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋