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While I don't have any children of my own, I think that I have enough experience to say that it is a good thing to offer condoms to students. Why? I am the product of a teen mother. My mother had me at 16 years old, and even though I wouldn't change my childhood for the world I do know that it was very hard for her. Now I am in my late 20s and I things have changed so much since I was in high school, and way more than when she was attending.
When I was junior high I can remember how holding hands was a huge deal at school. The kids weren't really talking about sex, and anyone who was suspected of having sex was instantly labeled a "whore." Now, you hear about 12-year-olds getting pregnant or catching dreadful STDs. That is so sad and way too young.
In high school I was awfully hard headed and when I wanted to do something I did it. I didn't really care what anyone thought and I also was very good at not getting caught. Granted I didn't do anything too terribly bad, I was just a typical teen that went to parties laced with booze, T.P.'d a few houses, and even ditched class. From what I can tell, teens haven't changed much from when I was in school. They get up, go to school, and have a lot of urges they aren't sure how to deal with. What does this mean? It means when a teen has it in their head they are having sex, it will happen whether or not they have a condom. So, while it may be "condoning teenage sex" it isn't like we can stop it without taking teens and locking them in their closets until they are at an acceptable age to have sex. So why not provide teens with education and protection in order to stop teen pregnancy and halt the spread of STDs.
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Maybe not necessarily handed out, but they should definitely be available. And they should be easily accessible--not hidden in some office where they have to jump through a bunch of hoops to get them. The key is not to make it a big deal or embarrassing.
ReplyDeleteI know one could argue that if they're not mature enough to handle getting a condom without being embarrassed, they shouldn't be having sex, but the fact is that people DO get embarrassed getting condoms, and we shouldn't deny them that safety factor because of it.
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I agree, they should be available. They're going to have to sex whether or not the condoms are available. At least if they know they can get them, maybe it will prevent some unwanted pregnancies, diseases, etc.
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