Massachusetts Elementary School to Distribute Condoms to Students

You need to chill out. This is addressing an already public issue that kids will and do have sex. Rather than having them feel shameful and scared to ask for protection this is helping to curb that feeling. Would you rather have kids too scared to ask for contraceptives then have an unplanned child on your hands? I think not.... Plus this shouldn't be seen as encouraging kids to have sex even though that's what many ignorant conservatives will think. just to point that out.

Chill out, dude. Do you even know what scurvy is? Removing your children from this school is a much more effective and legal response, not to mention better for your heart.

Yep, kids are gonna do what they're gonna do. And if they're mature enough to have sex, they're mature enough to carry the consequences. But there are too many irresponsible parents and adults in this world to let that happen. Dumb kids follow their dumb parents.

Whatever you do, don't home school them! Your spelling, grammar, and punctuation are atrocious.

This is to Lauren...Your an idiot...that is all.

I think it's a bit extreme that parents can't opt out of it for their children. I don't think that its bad to teach children about sex if they ask about it. But I DO believe it should be the parents responsibility to discuss these things with them, not our schools. If you decided to have a child, that is all part of raising a child. Grow up and teach your kids at the the age you think is appropriate. And I mean come on! A 1st grader's not going to know what to do with a condom. Have you guys ever seen south park??:p

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I've been reading these comments: Has anyone thought to mention to these "educators" that if a child in that age group starts asking questions about sex, or asks for condoms, he should ask "WHY?" Instead of saying. "sure, kid, here're your condoms, have a good time," they should be asking questions to determine if there is some sort of abuse going on, at home, school, or elsewhere, or if the student himself might be considering the possibility of abusing another child. What this child needs more than condoms is a visit from Child Protective Services. And what these "educators" need is a job doing anything that keeps them away from children!.

You need to go to elementary school and relearn how to spell before you go on a tirade LOL! If children are asking for condoms in this school that is the problem, not the fact that the school is making them available! In my school it was not unusual for 3rd grade girls to be starting their periods. Too many of these young kids know waaaay more than they should, but maybe they need to know these things depending on the environment they are growing up in.

Parents certainly can and should opt their children out of this. Every voice counts. If parents would stick together and just say "NO". My child has a "RIGHT" to be there and I should not have to take them out of school because I disapprove of what is happening. Instead of teaching "SAFE" sex they should be teaching "NO SEX". It is not the government that's the problem. It is parents not getting involved in their child's education. We, as Christians, have allowed so much to happen and not speak out, that we seem weak. Jesus was not weak and God gave us a spirit of power and a sound mind and it's about time we started to use it and be heard. Fear is of the Devil and God did not give us a spirit of fear. If this were to happen in my child's school, trust me I would be there shouting at the top of my lungs. It is my "RIGHT" to make sure that my child is getting a quality education. It's high time parents and especially Christian parents took a stand. Stop going with the flow and take control. Take a stand now, because it is only going to get worse. When the proper time arrives, it is the parents responsibility to educate their child about sex, not the schools'. We opened the door for Satan when we allowed prayer to be taken out of the schools. Let's stop watching things happen and make things happen.

you've got it right. It's sick. you can also thank the damn unions for ruining our public schools. teachers who go on strike should be fired..privatize our schools and you will see a huge improvement.

I can NOT believe this school system!! When I was in school we didn't hear anything about sex education until 8th grade & most everyone I know didn't have sex until 9th grade or later anyway. I read someone's comments earlier & they had it right on the money...if kids this age are asking about sex then more than likely the child is being abused & should be in counseling...NOT being handed free condoms!! It's bad enough that are children are having to worry about people giving them drugs, school shootings, but, now we have to worry about the school systems promoting safe SEX to our kids. It's the parents responsibility to talk to their kids about sex, NOT the school system.

ok LAUREN we are talking about kindergartners. they have not even hit puberty.they should be thinking the others have cudies so you are saying its ok for kids to make out in the middle of class come on they are 6 years old and you are ok with that . wow sad these kids need to be mature before they know this stuff i agree with the guy i would home school them

For Lauren: So it's expected by you that 10 year olds will have sex and you're ok with that. Attitudes like that is a major reason why some people have believed for a long time that it's ok for kids to have sex, to crank out illegitimate babies while in junior or senior high school (to be supported by taxpayers), and not to be held up to ridicule for such behavior as they should be.

Exactly.
And to the person who said they wanted to keep these kids from having kids....ummmm.....do they REALLY think that a TEN YEAR OLD girl is going to get pregnant??
SERIOUSLY???

Kids that age do NOT normally have sex.
If they are having sex, they've almost always either been abused, or are being abused.

Wake up and learn the facts of life, people, before your misguided "preventionism" leads you to help perpetuate child abuse.

I'm amazed that the depths of willful ignorance that abounds.
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This is the craziest thing I have ever heard!!! And these freaks have access to kids all day? This school sounds like they have a bunch of perverts running it..People something is wrong here, if you have a child in this school, take them out ASAP!!!!