<p>Lerg - you have nailed this one. </p>
<p>But I don’t understand school politics. Ok, the media flubbed this. And that is hardly unique, as you point out. But why doesn’t the school simply state that while the policy sets no age limits they cannot imagine a circumstance where condoms would be distributed to any child in the lower grades? And further, why don’t they support their people? They could also state that their nursing and counseling staff (as small as it might be) consists of a cadre of trained professionals who certainly are aware of what it means to be age appropriate and professional when dealing with personal issues with children and their families. I would want my bosses to treat me that way. As wrong as the press is here, the school could deal with this pretty easily, don’t you think? I am perplexed as to why they don’t engage in practical terms. The people banging the drum here happen to be wrong, and they could simply say so without making them appear 10 foot tall.</p>