An ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is giving condoms to it's students!?

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Unfortunately, some elementary students are having sex. Though this is weird, the fact that contraceptives and information on how to use them properly is available seems like a smart option. Greater focus on a more comprehensive sex education, however, might lead to kids having sex at later and more mature ages.

Wow that is sad...it starts early now??? like really early?

Hey, it's a balance.

This school is handing them out, while over in African, the catholic church is trying to ban them from it's congregation, which is sadly growing rather well.

I think it's a bold move.

Its wrong...what if one of those gloves broke...itd be like a ten year old pregnant....they should educate why you should not have sex until your really ready in all aspects

I saw that report also...the children were much too young in my opinion. Especially since the parent was not informed and they could not opt out of it. If it were my first grader, I would remove them from the school.A parent has a right to make the decision at that age.

It surprised me to read that they were just being handed to out to children without needing parent consent or the parent being informed.

When I was in 6th grade we had sex ed, more then we had in 10th grade. I remember being 11 or 12 and males being split into one group and females into the other.. The females were taught about tampons ect, and the teacher said the best way to put them in. I remember thinking woman please stop lifting your leg like that! It was horrible. She was saying something like if you put your leg up like this on the bathtub it makes it easier to insert.

We then were sent back with the boys as one group and it was embarrassing, being handed a condom, we had to open them and put them onto a banana. Yep, that literally happens. Looking back now it seems extreme to me, my nephew is at that age and I think that he's way too young to be taught about such issues. But I suppose the girl in my class in 6th grade being pregnant caused a bit of an up raw and worry amongst the teachers so they went all out aha.
Maybe if they did this back then she wouldn't of got pregnant.

Honestly if it was my child I wouldn't want them to be exposed to something like this so earlier, I'd expect my child not to know much about the topic.. then again at this rate it seems common for a 10 year old to know all about the birds and the bees.

I definitely agree, I think it's wrong for them to be doing this without the parents or guardians consent or without them being informed. The schools should only be there to aid the parents/guardians in this, not replace them. Their the parents/guardians, they have a right to know what's going on with their child and it is their responsibility. If I were a parent I'd feel violated. The underlined messages I'm getting from them is that they're trying to encourage children to go behind their parents/guardians backs or think that they're parents don't have any say in what they do with their young lives.

The first time my class had Sex Ed was in the 6th grade. We had to get our parents permission. The class was split up, boys from the girls, for a portion of the presentation and at the end we were all brought back into the same room. I'm sure, obviously and from what I've been told, we were educated on where babies came from, what a period was, how to use a tampon, etc. but honestly, I don't remember a thing from that presentation. All I remember is that it made me uncomfortable. I was a kid, I wasn't interested in having sex I was interested in kid stuff. You know who I remember educating me on where babies came from, what a period was, how to use a tampon, etc.? My mom! She explained things to me when, as they say, I became a "woman". When she told me where babies came from (specifically) I told my mom and dad that I wasn't going to have kids, haha! You could say I had the fear knocked into me.

In the 10th grade we were taught how to use a condom and why. The sex ed teacher even brought us a wooden specimen and got us to practice... Seriously, it was one of the funniest moments of our young lives! My mom had already talked to me about using a condom whenever you had sex and how to put it on. She also told me that I should wait till I was much older, till I was with someone I deeply cared for (and even then not to rush into it) and that when I decided to that I come to her about it first so that she could help me take proper protection. And when I was 17 I did.

I think it would be more important for schools to explain why children should wait till they're older, and when I say explain I mean explain everything from STD's to pregnancies and the financial responsibilities, physical and emotional stress that come with that, etc. I also think it's important to encourage kids to not be afraid to talk to their parents/guardians if they have any questions.

Now a days it seems like children are being encouraged to "explore their bodies". By all means "explore" YOUR body all you like, but hold off on "exploring" SOMEONE ELSES body until your older, till you've lived life at least a little and know the facts of life!

I think it is great that they are doing that. when we where in elementary school we always had to steal condoms from older brothers and sisters if we needed them. i mean seriously a kid that age can have hours of fun with a big box of condoms. mainly as water balloons or fitting them over the top of the head and nose and seeing how much you could then blow them up. or getting a 3 inch piece of hose pipe and tying the condom over the end of it so you could put a small stone or berry in it and shoot people with it. with a little imagination it can provide loads of fun. not so sure about actually using them for sex though. seems a little young. but i guess rather safer sex than not

Not only should they be giving away free condoms, they should be teaching sodomy classes in high school.

"Take one in the fanny save money on a Nanny"

I remember sex ed in 5th grade. I don't think any of the kids were prepared for the information. Most of us were still baffled by the idea of passionate kissing.
I remember these two kids kissed on the lips - just a peck - and it was a HUUUUGE deal to the rest of us.

Sex ed and passing out condoms at that age might encourage kids to partake in sexual activities. I think it's unwise.
Very unwise.

Save it for middle school at least!

I agree with you.

I mean in elementary school I wasn't even quite sure what sex was. I think they should give condoms out at high school, when this actually becomes pretty real.

^ I agree Britt. They should start in 8th grade or even 7th grade. At my school back home Gr. 1-6 were considered elementary and Gr. 7-12 high school. It was in 7th grade that most of the other students, mainly the girls, started experimenting with alcohol, cigarettes and drugs, started dating and started engaging in sexual activity.

"Sex ed and passing out condoms at that age might encourage kids to partake in sexual activities. I think it's unwise. Very unwise."

^ Lately it seems the census is that the earlier you start the better chance you have of preventing it. However I agree with you, that sex ed as early as elementary or passing out condoms at that age might encourage children to explore earlier than they would.

The first time I remember ever having condoms passed out to me was in 10th grade. My friends and I took those condoms, filled them with water and we hurled them at one another. We even hurled one at our English teacher, lol!

With everything I see going on with kids today, they are definitely in need of some information. It should start in the home and filter out from there, sadly most parents don't know how to approach their children or don't know what to do when their children approach them. We all need to educate ourselves and get over our own personal hang ups when it comes to discussing and educating our children about sex.

I had to have the sex talk with my daughter when she was 8. My fathers version of educating us about sex was to tell us not to do it and then steal my condoms when he found them. What kind of message is that?

If there is grass on the wicket, lets play cricket.

Im dissapointed :-/ but I guess they have to do what they have to..kids these days are getting more and more aware and going through puberty a lot earlier also, at the age of 10 I've known girls only a year older than 1 talk about sex and what to do...

Im very dissapointed.. im glad they are not doing that in my home town.. i wouldnt want my kids to know about this at this age.. when i was in elementary school i didnt even want to know about it i ran away from boys back then... it seems like its getting worse and worse at schools and the world when it comes to sex

I remember when I was in Middle School, there was a school in Maine giving birth control to girls our ages. We were shocked -none of us were sexually active, afterall. I mean, com'on, who would do that? But then I thought about it, and there are plenty of kids who WEREN'T taught better..and honestly, while i think the idea of it is horrible, I understand where the school is coming from. Even at that age, the world is different then it used to be. It shouldn't be, but it is. At least the school is trying to lower the pregnancy rate, so the kids don't have those problems. You can't stop someone from having sex, not really. But at least they're realizing that while they can't stop the kids, they can at least try and help them, educate them, and if that doesn't work, give them the supplies so they have a lower likelyhood of becoming pregnant or get STDs. As for the parents not giving consent, if a girl goes to a hospital or even school nurse and says "I'm having sex. Don't tell my mom. I don't know what to do. I'll get in trouble." They CANNOT tell the childs parents, it's a confidentiality thing. I'll bet the nurses there are trying to do everything they can to help the kids, but they can't say anything to the parents if the kid says not to. And really, how many kids in elementary school are going to say, "Yeah, sure, tell my parents. No biggie." Please. That's just not likely.