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Originally Posted by Ibram
while I'm not exactly in favor of middle schoolers shagging, I'm less a fan of them doing it unsafely. The reality is, the kids are gonna do it one way or the other, so it would do their parents - and society at large - well to give them support and education rather than sweeping teen sex under the rug.
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
The fact that STDs are rampant shows the parents are not doing their part. Most of them are in denial that their precious babies even know about sex. I'm glad the school/public health people are at least offering the kids some help.
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Yup and yup.
13% with an STD (albeit in a pilot project, probably aimed in an area they knew would have a problem).
So, what? You allow that 13% to infect every other teen they sleep with from then on in? No - you educate, educate, educate. And offer free testing.
Sorry if your kid can't talk to you honestly about sex.
I never have with my Mum and now I never will. The first time I had sex I had unprotected sex. Luckily my bf questioned me and was horrified at the risk we'd just taken. He was wrong to assume I was on the pill, but his reaction afterwards was completely right. My first ever contraceptive was the morning after pill
If students are sexually active, and know they can be tested in confidence in a place that's convenient to them, I'm all for it. Like my wake-up call, just the fact of the test might make them ask what they are doing, and be more responsible in future.