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B) We want our schools to teach curriculum that is scientifically sound, correct? Abstinence is proven to be the most effective way to prevent STD's and unwanted pregnancy. We don't teach kids in drivers ed how to drive and text in order to avoid a wreck do we? No. We teach them not to drive and text to begin with.
Poor analogy.
Not driving a car is proven to be the most effective way to prevent getting into a car accident. However, we teach our kids how to drive cars and teach them how to go about it as safely as possible.
Frankly, the entire "abstinence only" vs "safe sex" education debate infuriates me as it's another wonderful example of where two sides latch onto their points and won't budge off the extreme because of ideological reasons.
Sex Ed first and foremost absolutely should be encouraging kids not to engage in sex and to try and practice abstinence, especially at younger ages. The emotional and physical impacts as potential consequences for sex, safe or not, are sizable and it's something we should not be giving kids a tacit, if not outright, approval to engage in. That said, we also need to be somewhat realistic to the reality that faces us and the notion that yes, kids will begin to experiment with sexual activity and that yes, there will be kids that will do it because you're telling them NOT to. We also need to understand that while this likely isn't the proper role for the schools, until such point that we can fix some of the laws there is a public interest in not having kids everywhere boning with no knowledge of how to do it safe because we have hordes of ****ty parents out there.
We need to stress abstinence as the best choice, stress the potential dangers and responsibilities of sexual intercourse at a young age in a REALISTIC and honest manner, while at the same time educating our children on the proper way to mitigate...but not REMOVE...some of those dangers if/when they decide to begin to act in such a manner. Not "Safe" sex but "protected" sex.
It's not about going "ABSTINENCE ABSTINENCE ABSTINENCE" and it's not about going "You're going to **** anyways, so i'll just tell you how to do it 'safe'."
As far as condoms in school. I don't have a strong issue allowing the school nurse to have some in their supply that a kid can go request. I don't think they should be "handed out" as if they're candy, or just placed for kids to come and get them...YES, we need to impart that having sex some tacitly approved/encouraged activity...but at the same time I see more help than harm in having them available for kids who come asking for them. In part because those are the kids I think who are more likely to use them IF such a time comes.