Without careful guidance, discussion of sexual activity and birth control with high school students may have the effect of encouraging them to have sex. ... Many concerned parents are afraid that discussion of sexual activity and birth control will encourage students to have sex. ... School-sponsored publication should not encourage students to have sex. ... Therefore, our decision should reflect their standard and values, that is, not to encourage students to have sex. ... To the contrary it may have the unexpected effect of encouraging it because of the content on students" sexual histor...

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In Rush Limbaugh's essay, "Condoms: The New Diploma," he voices his opinion on the absurdity of distributing condoms to high school students. ... The author's purpose is to convince the reader that condom distribution in schools can lead to an increased number of sexually active teenagers and encourage promiscuity. ... He says that the logic to giving students condoms is because "kids are going to do it anyway, you can't stop them" (749). ... First of all, the amount of students shooting teachers is not comparable to the amount of students having sex. Secondl...

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When I was in junior high school, five years ago, students had sex. ... They also assert that such education encourages students who are already having sex to do so more often or with more partners. ... The availability of condoms would not urge the students to have sex, and more often. ... Sexuality education should encourage students to delay sexual intercourse, however, instruction and lessons on birth control should also be presented. ... The program just makes them available so if a student needs one they can get one. ...

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Public schools should be required to have sex education classes for their students that preach abstinence, but also have them educate the students on sex and what is safe and unsafe. ... Many believe that by providing students condoms, it encourages the idea of premarital sex, something that has been looked down upon for years. ... Rebuttal The idea that having condoms available to students in schools encourages them to have premarital sex is false. Several studies have shown that having condoms available to students in schools does not encourage students were not sexually active before to ...

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I think they are wrong; instead of encouraging usage it encourages responsibility. It will increase the rate of actually sexual intercourse but at the same time it lets students know that the community cares about their health and well being. ... If students can get condoms at school then they do not have to worry about being too ashamed to buy them in stores. ... Students must have the supplies to make their decisions in their lives. ... It provides students with qualified teachers or instructors to help answer questions that might have been too embarrassing to ask a parent. ...

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Opponents of these programmes claim that providing access to condoms and even discussing the benefits of birth control and disease prevention methods other than abstinence encourages teenagers to engage in sexual activity that might otherwise refrain from. They also assert that such education encourages students who are already having sex to do so more often or with more partners. ... Contrary to the assertions of the abstinence-only supporters, balanced and responsible sexuality education does not encourage teens to start having sex or to increase their frequency of sex. ... Sexuality educat...

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Students will also be educated on the symptoms of HIV and the importance of testing for HIV. Teachers must make it their goal to make the environment free and comfortable for students to ask questions. ... Students do not want to feel like they are children therefore the significance of allowing students to obtain condoms is teaching them that they are in charge of their health, and provides them with the tools to protect themselves. ... Through a student's sex education course, the student will not only learn how to prevent pregnancy, but to protect themselves from HIV and other sexually...

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These sexual assaults can be related to alcohol because students in turn become heavily drunk and their perception is impaired. ... In the case of sexual assault, a man may feel his aggressiveness is justified if he believes his partner encouraged his sexual interest and that once led on a man has a right to sex. ... Changing how students relate, will increase healthier dating habits as well as morality-to-action ratios. Programs that help students learn to talk about sex with potential sex partners are needed. ... There would be fewer occurrences of student alcohol abuse and sexual assaults....

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As a student who has passed through every grade level of the Texas public education system, I find the need to challenge public high schools to implement effective sex education courses which will accomplish three things: teach students how to protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases, teach students how to properly use contraceptives, and teach students how to access resources regarding their sexual health. Students need to know how to protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases, which are becoming more common, every year, in students from age 15 to 19. ... The emphasis...

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The schools are not allowed to teach students about safe sex and cannot mention contraception unless it is to point out its' failure rates. ... In July 2007 a "meta-study" published in the British Medical Journal reviewed examining the results of 13 abstinence-only tests which included almost 16,000 students ("Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs", n.d.). ... Compared with teens in Canada and Western Europe, rates of gonorrhea and chlamydia among U.S. teens are extremely high ("Facts on American Teens' Sources of Information About Sex." 2012). 33 states, inc...

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Since 1992, a Los Angeles County High School has handed out free condoms to students, and the study, conducted by the RAND Corp., has delivered an encouraging message for safe-sex advocates, schools and most importantly, sexually active teenagers. ... The school left baskets of condoms in several classrooms with signs attached ,noting that student could take condoms without asking for permission... - In a school of 2500 students, 1800 to 2000 condoms were taken each month - a clear indication that students are sexually active and there is a need for protection to be available. -In ...

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For example, if a student is curious about the contraception used to prevent pregnancy, their question should not be ignored, it should be answered for that student and the fellow students who are also interested. ... All people see is that passing out condoms to teenagers is just like encouraging them to participate in sex. ...

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Pregnancy prevention programs in schools range from encouraging teens to delay from sex to providing information about contraception to distributing condoms or referring students to contraceptive clinics. A vast majority of sex education teachers, recommend abstinence to their students is the best way to prevent early pregnancy and S.T.Ds Three out of four large school districts in the United States provide some instruction about methods of contraception in sex ed. ... A school- based sex education program that focused on the development of skills needed to resist a social and peer pressure ...

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Schools receiving these funds must teach students that they should "just say no" to sex and are not allowed to teach about safe sex. They encourage students to develop a strong sense of self and to avoid the negative consequences that might result from sexual activity completely. ... Comprehensive sex education provides student with a full outlook on sexuality. ... These statistics prove that without providing students with some sort of knowledge of sex education, the lives of children and teens partaking in sexual activity are being endangered every day. ...

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For example, a 2006 study of Texas middle school students participating in a sex education program designed by medical school professionals found that these students expressed an intention to delay sexual activity until after high school (Sulak et al.) ... After consultation with parents and school officials, the focus of the program was on consequences of teen sexual activity, the importance of delaying sexual intimacy, character development, and encouraging the ability to refuse sexual advances (Sulak et al.) ... The study found that only the risk reduction program reduced the number of stud...

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Students need know how easy one mistake can change their lives. ... Some groups argue that sex education encourages sexual behavior in young people, while removing all focus on moral values and abstinence. ... " "Parents worry that sex education and condom availability encourage an increase in teenage sex" ("Majaka") While these statements were taken from an article about Zimbabwe, it is typical of all opponents' positions worldwide that sex education only encourages sex among teens. ...

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For example, Limbaugh says that to distribute condoms or make them available to students in a school setting would condone and even promote sexual activity. ... What if condoms were made available to students through the school nurse, while abstinence was taught in the classroom? ... He says that the logic to giving students condoms is because "kids are going to do it anyway, you can't stop them". ... First of all, the amount of students shooting teachers is not comparable to the amount of students having sex. Secondly, the point of giving condoms is to encourage safe sex from the pos...

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For example, Limbaugh says that to distribute condoms or make them available to students in a school setting would condone and even promote sexual activity. ... What if condoms were made available to students through the school nurse, while abstinence was taught in the classroom? ... He says that the logic to giving students condoms is because "kids are going to do it anyway, you can't stop them". ... First of all, the amount of students shooting teachers is not comparable to the amount of students having sex. Secondly, the point of giving condoms is to encourage safe sex from the pos...

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With sex education classes the students are taught about various methods of contraception, including abstinence. By teaching the students about the many types of contraception, the chance of contraceptives being used is greatly increased. ... Many schools have recently begun programs to distribute condoms to students in their schools in order to hopefully increase the use of condoms. ... Sex education does encourage sexual behavior in young people. ...

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Sex is inevitable in life and educating students rather than only preaching abstinence, can allow them to make smarter, safer decisions. ... They also encourage back up methods such as using a condom even if you are, for example, on the pill. ... Promoting and encouraging awareness on the importance of healthy and functioning relationships is another way sex education is beneficial to the youth. ... It is believed that sex education promotes sex and encourages the young to go out and do the deed. ... They even go as far as to state that this method of teaching about sex misinforms the students...

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One of the most argued issues about teen pregnancy is whether or not schools should be allowed to teach about and make birth control available to students. ... This is all the more reason that schools should be allowed and encouraged to make birth control methods available. As well, schools should also be encouraged to not be afraid to teach about protection options against pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. ...

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Only 17% of all sexually active high school students practice safe sex. Unfortunately the teens with the most partners are the least likely to use condoms, therefore if a teen has sex in high school, the probability that your partner has already had sex with someone else is 50%, which means that 1 out of every 25 high school students probably has a STD(Solomon, pg. 193). ... But, did you know that both the anti-abortion movement and the pro-choice movement have avoided encouraging birth control? ...

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The importance of teachers in promoting the importance of sex education in schools, teachers occupy multiple roles in teaching sex education: teachers can assume the roles of a "protector and friend," and teachers can easily conduct sex education sessions because they are able to make teaching a fun experience, which builds trust not only among the children and students, but also with the students teachers as well as suggested by Irvine, (2002). However, teachers can be also harmful to students, because information is very sensitive and not flexible. This means, different teachers have differ...

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PART I: THE CAUSES One of the most important factors that encourage teenagers to start exploring sex is the society. ... Teachers are told to give the technical aspects of sex education without telling the students about moral values, how to make the right decisions, and abstinence. ... This has now led to some schools having to start dispensing free condoms and contraceptives to students who go to the school's health clinics. ... The main characters, who are supposed to be high school students, are placing bets on each other to see which one of them will have sex with some girl who is a...

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Teenagers and adolescents should be encouraged to delay their sexual activities until they are emotionally, physically, and cognitively ready for mature sexual relationships with their partners. ... The classes try to encourage teenagers to postpone sex until they fully develop the interpersonal skills that they need to resist premature sex. ... In high school, grades between ninth and twelfth, about 53 percent of all students have had intercourse, the numbers have gone done over the years, but it still is not far enough. ...

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