I told my kids to not fill in the survey or only answer one or two questions and say that they did fill it out; that was as much as they were answering. I can't believe that the people giving out these questionaires really expect honest answers just because the kids are told it's confidential. I wouldn't believe that it was confidential, myself. Kids aren't that stupid. I need to discuss this one with them again. When are these questionaires due to come out again?
http://www.eagleforum.org/educate/nosy/nosy_q.html
explain to your children,that they are under no obligation to answer any such questions.
So what do you think the odds are that these school officials would go for the idea of abstinence based education? [rolls eyes]
Honestly, oral sex in the sixth grade? I grew up in the 1980s. Doesn't seem like that long ago. And honestly, in 6th grade, I was still nervous about the idea of kissing a girl.
Our society has put waaaaaaay too much emphasis on sex these days. Okay, to be fair, girls weren't dressing like strippers back then, either.
And honestly, how is it the school's business who is having sex or not?
Massachusetts has really been getting irritating as of late. I honestly don't think I could live there now. Sounds like a beautiful, historic place to visit. But give me some sanity for a change.
When I was in high school -- many ages ago -- we all had to take President Kennedy's physical fitness test. The rumor was that boys who scored high would be drafted into the Marines. The boys' scores at our school were just pitiful. A year or so later there was a retest. By this time the rumor had faded, and we ended up winning an award for being one of the most improved school in the country! I think of this when I hear about these sex surveys. I can't imagine that kids are answering truthfully.