I don't know. I guess I'm about to find out. I do know that we are supposed to help sexually active kids get birth control without parental permission. I will do my darndest to avoid that situation too. I just don't see how they can actually make you do something that is a violation of your conscience. I heard a statement yesterday to the effect of "you can't expect kids not to have sex." I had to challenge that assumption. When we were growing up, most kids were not having sex, largely because we were taught right from wrong. Sure, some did, but there was a real social stigma associated with it, and I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing. Now we're funding day care centers in high schools! What is wrong with this picture?
Oh, I agree. When I was in high school, we only whispered about our classmates who MIGHT be making the beast with two backs. There were very, very few pregnancies, and it was something to be ashamed of. Now, it's something, apparently, to be proud of. My hair dresser had made a casual comment to me that gave me pause - her daughter had gotten pregnant (15 years old) and was going to leave school and be tutored until she could return to school. She said something along the lines of "All the OTHER pregnant girls didn't have to leave school until just before giving birth". All the OTHERS? For gawd's sake, just how many others were there? I know that they have day care at schools. Let's just make it easy for them, I guess. And most girls seem to be keeping their babies now, too, and many are raised by Grandma and Grandpa, while the little mother finishes school, dates, etc. Things sure have changed.
Rush Limbaugh was on fire yesterday and addressed that empty argument of giving kids condoms because they are going to have sex anyway. He said, then give them a cigarette afterward, and open up the liquor cabinet for them, too. They are going to smoke and drink anyway.
I say give them the answer keys to their tests, too -- they are just gonna cheat in school. It's so humiliating to cheat and still give a wrong answer.
If we cannot believe in the possibility, much less the probability, of virtuous children and youth, then let's all just give up right now.