Thursday, October 18, 2007
Birth Control in Middle School
Wow. I am astonished at the fact that this middle school in Maine intends to distribute contraceptives. I do believe in distributing protection to minors but I feel STRONGLY that there are other issues involved when children ages 11-13 are in need of birth control. I have two thirteen year old sisters who live in different communities and they are as I was at their age; oblivious to that entire realm of life. I'm not saying they know nothing on the matter. In fact, one of the girls has a classmate who has professed to be bisexual already. This matter has made me think. It makes me wonder how she could know such a thing exists; it must be the media. This is where I feel parental control makes all the difference in the world.My parents no longer allow my little sister to have sleepovers with this girl; because they are parenting. They realized that just as allowing a little boy to spend the night at this age, they are only asking for trouble. I have no doubt my little sisters will be okay. I am concerned with the fact that different locations in the country are not working on the kinks in such a newly developing issue. Isn't there an age of consent in these states? I'm pretty sure such ages were established with a means of protection for children. I don't feel the schools are protecting their pupils by allowing such mischief. Shame on the schools and on the parents for allowing children to lose their innocence at a time they need to learn confidence in themselves.
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I think the whole thing about the distribution of contraceptives in middle school is crazy. Middle school students are way to young to be introduced to birth control. Then again this is my own personal opinion. When I was in middle school the only thing I knew about sex was what I learned in my health class, I was absolutely oblivious to what birth control was. I think things are crazy right now in the media, especially the whole Britney Spears fiasco. Nobody really realizes how much the media really affects our lives. The media impacts middle school children in a major way; it has a great influence over them. I really liked your blog, you made an interesting pint.
i feel the media plays a huge part in the youth today. They see and hear things on TV that they feel they can with out getting in trouble. Its scary to think children are talking about sex or anything thats involved at such a young age.
I agree and think it is crazy! I had heard about this in my Ed Psych class. There are so many people to blame for this and it sickens me that these little children who are practically babies themselves are having sex! It really sickens me. That is another issue that worries about me for when I become a teacher. If children are going to do something, they are going to find the time and place to do it. Many of them do it at school. This is just scary.
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