[stainlessbanner]

absolutes ping?

[Phantom Lord]

Parents will have the option of opting their children out of the class altogether, or just the few days that include the condom demonstration.

It takes a few days to demonstrate how to put on a condem?

[Yossarian]

Well, Goodrich's changed since I grew up there....

Of course, there was one girl I remember who got pregnant in the 7th or 8th grade, had an abortion, and was miserable about it. But will this "education" stop pregnancy, or just "normalize" 8th grade sex?

[DuncanWaring]

"Middle school is critical, especially the year between eighth and ninth grade,"

What year would that be? Eight-and-a-halfth grade?

"About one out of two of our students will have intercourse,"

This sounds like it's right up there with the "Four-dollar-a-head lettuce with out illegal immigrants to pick it".

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

I wish liberals would stick to corrupting their own children and stop trying to corrupt everyone else's kids.

[TheDon]

Homeschool BUMP!

[meandog]

What? Goodrich still in the rubber business? I thought Goodyear replaced it...oh, wait, am I missing something?

[politicket]

Sex education programs for eighth- and ninth-graders will include a demonstration by the teacher of how to properly put on a condom, using his or her fingers.

Are they going to use the ring finger?

Public schools are cesspools

Oh - I know you FReepers out there who religiously believe "Yes, public schools are horrible - except in MY area!"

[Bluegrass Conservative]

Sex education programs for eighth- and ninth-graders will include a demonstration by the teacher of how to properly put on a condom, using his or her fingers.

Just for clarification, does that mean they are using their fingers to put a condom on? Or does it mean they are putting the condoms on their fingers?

[Van Jenerette]

"I know parents think they know (what's going on)," she said. "Kids are going to do what they want to do. The demonstration would be better than having them ruin their life."

According to this 'LOGIC FLOW' since some kids will shoplift sometime in their teenage years is would be a good idea to teach all children how to 'shoplift safely' without being caught by store security! ...better than having them ruin their life...

What am I missing here?

[truthingod]

It is wrong to assume that condoms will protect anyone during intercourse. Anyone who regularly uses latex gloves for their work--medical, cleaning, laboratory, etc-- will find that they frequently fall apart while trying to put them on--they easily get holes in them. Why would schools want to teach young people that these things will protect them?

[mlc9852]

How did so many of us make it through school with no unwanted pregnancies without knowing how to put a condom on a cucumber?

[Doctor Stochastic]

How can an article mention Goodrich and condom in the same paragraph and avoid the term vulcanized?

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

MI ping!

[Republican Wildcat]

"Middle school is critical, especially the year between eighth and ninth grade,"

Is this supposed to make sense? What am I missing?

[Outland]

These work better than condoms.