Is College This "Sexy?"

mapesy
Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:39:28 +0000

That’s a study of high-school-aged girls, mapesy. And it didn’t have anything to do with trysts in the shower.



It’s a study of girls ages 14 to 19. My two daughters–both currently in college–fall into that age group.

I won’t go into detail, but there were a number of incidents when they were in high school involving teens, sexual intercourse, oral sex, nude photos, and/or cellphones and computers–all on school grounds. A surprisingly large number of students were suspended at one time or another, and these just were the official incidents. According to a school administrator I know, many other incidents were swept under the rug. And yes, this is a high school in a wealthy area that is chock-full of high-achieving students.

Times have changed since we were in high school. We’re just fooling ourselves if we believe these behaviors change once our kids are in college.

FWIW, all three of my kids have seen other students having sex in the showers in their college dorms. The first time I visited my daughter in her dorm , I was taken aback to see a large box of condoms in the study lounge on her floor.