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royale-noirThursday, February 26, 2009 at 3:32:00 PM EST
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Great news! Pittsburgh youth will learn how to protect themselves from STD's. Too bad they won't actually practice the fundamentals of contraceptives but it's a step further than they were last semester.
What's sad about Mr. Brentley's argument is that clergy shouldn't have any say about what children in public schools are learning. If that's the case, evolution is going to be challenged next, then what else?Board member Mark Brentley Sr. was the only one of nine board members opposing the change from an "abstinence-only" policy Tuesday night, saying officials didn't get enough input from clergy and the public before making the change.
Anyways I am happy that Pittsburgh is taking a step forward rather than standing still as so many communities have on this issue.
Officials said the change is needed because the city's teen pregnancy rate is higher than the regional average.
Sad that after all of these years that "abstinence only" education has to fail miserably before something can be done to protect youth from future mishaps.
What frightens me to the core is the thought of the parents that would take their children out of the class and give them the talk 2 years too late as my parents did. Had I learned at an earlier age about how to properly protect myself maybe I wouldn't be living with HIV now.Under the new policy, students will be taught about contraceptives, but they will not be demonstrated or distributed. Students will also learn about alternative lifestyles, but parents will have the option of removing their children from sex education.
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