Posted on 06/24/2002 2:24:17 PM PDT by chance33_98
PTA Addresses Sex Ed School Prayer Email story to a friend
Parents want their school-aged children to learn about safe sex, not just abstinence, according to a survey released Sunday at the National PTA's annual conference.
The survey, conducted by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, found that while 97 percent of the parent surveyed put abstinence at the top of their list, 85 percent said students should learn more about condoms and 84 percent said they should learn more about other forms of birth control.
Half of all high school students are sexually active, said Virginia Witt, a program officer with the foundation.
Witt presented the findings to parents during one of more than 90 workshops slated for the National PTA's annual conference, in San Antonio through Tuesday. About 2,500 parents are attending the conference.
Parents also stressed that sex education should teach children about HIV, AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases.
One of the most effective methods of reaching students is to make them aware of the risks, Witt said.
Scare tactics should be followed up with sex education classes that encourage students to talk openly about their concerns and seek solutions that are in their own best interest, said Gerald Davolt, an assistant professor of health at California State University in Fresno.
Dewalt said he tells teens to delay parenthood for as long as they can, and if they are sexually active, he tells them to use a condom "the first time and every time." In a separate session, Steven Green, associate professor of law at Willamette University in Salem, Ore., talked to a group of parents about the current status of prayer in school, including a Supreme Court ruling two years ago that ended student-led prayer at high school football games.
So, why don't these numbskull parents teach them themselves? Why ask the schools to do it?
Hmmmmmm ............
Snort! No bias in those polling questions !!!
Half of all high school students are sexually active, said Virginia Witt, a program officer with the foundation.
Thanks to our good friends at GLADD and planned Parenthood.
Parents also stressed that sex education should teach children about HIV, AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases.
Yes. They're teaching them how to get HIV, AIDs, and sexually transmitted diseases. (Mark that one down as a "yes" vote.)
talked to a group of parents about the current status of prayer in school, including a Supreme Court ruling two years ago that ended student-led prayer at high school football games.
And how horrable it would be to subject the children to that !!. Ok class, take out your fisting kits.
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