Mass. elementary school district will provide first graders with condoms! Not a joke!

mam1959
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:31:50 +0000

jhs - I agree with your comments. However, I don’t want the schools giving out condoms to use as water balloons (of course, they can do that at home, and that is just harmless foolery). I would think student health in a school is best seen as a place where health and sexuality concerns are taken both seriously and professionally, and where they are not, even in fun, trivialized. I am not uptight, but the door has to open and professional and with a serious tone to enhance support for the real problem cases, including abuse, which even in a tiny town is bound to happen. As my previous post states, the best response to the public at large is to relate that their professionals are well trained, and that they deal with students in a confidential and professional and age appropriate way. It diminishes the media distortion in a calm, fact based way. If the schools are confident they are doing the right thing, no need for them to play the victim card. The right thing will win out in the end.