Oregon school district to offer condoms to students starting in 6th grade

Reuters ^ | 6/4/2014 | Shelby Sebens

[markomalley]

An Oregon school district plans to offer condoms to students starting in sixth grade as part of an updated sex education policy aimed at decreasing teen pregnancy, sparking debate over whether 11-year-olds are too young for such a program.

The plan by the rural Gervais School District comes after a 2013 survey by nursing students found that 7 percent of district high school girls had experienced pregnancy and 42 percent of students reported "never" or "sometimes" using protection.

“Over the past few decades, teen pregnancy in our community has remained somewhat constant, but higher than the board felt comfortable with,” Superintendent Rick Hensel said in a blog post dated Monday.

The district school board approved the sex education policy earlier this month for sixth through 12th graders in the tiny town north of Salem, and Hensel said administrators would hash out details this summer to be implemented in the fall.

[markomalley]

How about teaching chastity? How about teaching morals? How about parents modeling the behavior that their children should emulate?

Nah, can't have that, can we?

[ExCTCitizen]

The 6th grade boys will make water balloons with them. Please all, run for school district of you put your kids in the socialist training (fka public schools) center.

[AlexW]

“Oregon school district to offer condoms to students starting in 6th grade”
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That is about age 12? I did not know what sex was till I was almost 14, but that was in 1958, when the USA was America, and people were not animals.

[Mouton]

“Over the past few decades, teen pregnancy in our community has remained somewhat constant, but higher than the board felt comfortable with”

Gee, I wonder what their comfort level is?

[raybbr]

Teen pregnancies at a high rate?

Let's look at the demographics. Ah, I see now. It's those "family values" people again....

• Hispanic - 1,653 (67.1%)
• White alone - 715 (29.0%)
• Two or more races - 42 (1.7%)
• American Indian alone - 21 (0.9%)
• Black alone - 13 (0.5%)
• Asian alone - 13 (0.5%)
• Other race alone - 6 (0.2%)
• Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 1 (0.04%)

  Most common occupations (%)

  Males Females
  0

  6

  12

  18

  24

  30

  Agricultural workers including supervisors

  Other production occupations including supervisors

  Driver/sales workers and truck drivers

  Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupatio...

  Construction trades workers except carpenters, electric...

  Religious workers

  Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and...

  	Gervais		Oregon

  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (27%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Religious workers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)

  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Child care workers (4%)

[Bobalu]

Yup, I had no clue in the 6th grade.... maybe I was a late bloomer.

[grimalkin]

They have to start the indoctrination young. Actually, 6th grade is a little late for your typical Marxist.

This is why public schools are toxic pits.

[high info voter]

This is the role of the American education system??? SICK!!!

[DH]

Oh! I can’t wait to hear the screaming of “DISCRIMINATION” based on condom size.

LoL!

[alloysteel]

At this point most young lads are not even masturbating.

Or shouldn’t be.

Now, by fifteen, they have gone nearly blind, and are shaving their palms daily....

[AlexW]

“Yup, I had no clue in the 6th grade.... maybe I was a late bloomer.”
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That depends on your present age. Life has been through radical changes in the last 25+ years.

[VRW Conspirator]

Oh! I can’t wait to hear the screaming of “DISCRIMINATION” based on condom size.

And condom color. White Hispanic anyone?

[AlexW]

“Now, by fifteen, they have gone nearly blind, and are shaving their palms daily....”
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By golly, you may be right. At age 69, I have to wear glasses, but I have yet to shave my palms. My wife does it for me ;)

[spodefly]

If it weren’t for the Republican “War on Children” we could be giving condoms to First Graders!!!

[FES0844]

Add modesty & responsibility. And bring back the nuns!!!

[lowbridge]

Watch for the teen pregnancy rate to increase in that particular district.

[Theodore R.]

“Socialist training center” is what America is all about.

[Theodore R.]

The American people are the culprits because they believe in all of these socialist schemes. Even “conservatives” routinely elect liberal school board members.

[stars & stripes forever]

The same Comprehensive Sex Education cirriculum became law in Illinois last summer with the ‘silent approval’ of the church. The church has lost its salt.

MATTHEW 5:13
“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.

[TxAg1981]

My question is why does the school board feel it is their responsibility to deal with teen pregnancy. This is a FAMILY matter, not a school matter. Just because a school is impacted does not mean it must take an active role.
This is a fundamental problem and the public are allowing it to happen. American families are abdicating their responsibilities to the schools.
Now, the schools are day-care centers with their "alternative schools". This was done so parents are not made to feel responsible for the actions of their spawn.