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I am not against teaching abstinence, in fact I feel that should be a major part of any Sex-Ed curriculum, but I do not think it should be all that is taught. Learning only abstinence will not help the student that gets married and wants to prevent pregnancy, and it will not help any student that chooses to have sex later in life with another person that 'claims' to also be a virgin and isn't.
I didn't learn at home, but my son will. My son will learn the facts, no scare tactics will be used, and he will be encouraged to ask questions. I will also monitor what is, and is not, in the schools that he attends, and if any 'myths, rumors, or just plain BS' is taught, I will speak up, I will insist on correction. I do wonder though, where did you learn about sex, birth control, and STDs? Do you have a parent to thank, a teacher, or the internet, for telling you the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? Where do you want your children to learn the facts? *This is just the average age. Some students had not had sex at all, and others had sex as early as age 12. This figure is an average of the ages at which participants actually had sex, and did not include those that had not had sex. 1. Quoted from http://www.thesunlink.com/redesign/2003-... "Legislation would require 'medically accurate' sex ed" Associated Press news story.
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