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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

5th grade is 11 - 12 year olds... many whom are already having sex. Sex education isnt a how too course. Its a how to protect yourself course.

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

They are, with raging hormones. And have you heard about the bracelets these young girls are wearing? Depending on the color that a boy snatches off a girls arm, there is a predetermined sex act that goes along with it.

How is that for sex education at home.

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ORIGINAL: AsmodaisSin

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

5th grade is 11 - 12 year olds... many whom are already having sex. Sex education isnt a how too course. Its a how to protect yourself course.

Fifth grade is 10-11/12.  I was ten when I was in fifth grade. 

And I know.  My father taught middle school and he had pregnant students, which appalled him.  Kids that age shouldn't even be thinking like that.  They're just hitting puberty. 

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

They are, with raging hormones. And have you heard about the bracelets these young girls are wearing? Depending on the color that a boy snatches off a girls arm, there is a predetermined sex act that goes along with it.

How is that for sex education at home.

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ORIGINAL: BoiJen

Just because you don't agree with the fact that they're thinking or doing something doesn't mean they shouldn't be educated on the issue.

Here's a fact: Latin females, in the United States, ages 15-25 are at the highest risk of contracting HIV because their culture and the impact of Catholicism on their culture leave those young women to believe anal sex isn't "sex" so it's ok to not use a condom.

http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/hispanics/resources/factsheets/hispanic.htm

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ORIGINAL: BoiJen

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ORIGINAL: AsmodaisSin

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

5th grade is 11 - 12 year olds... many whom are already having sex. Sex education isnt a how too course. Its a how to protect yourself course.

Fifth grade is 10-11/12.  I was ten when I was in fifth grade. 

And I know.  My father taught middle school and he had pregnant students, which appalled him.  Kids that age shouldn't even be thinking like that.  They're just hitting puberty. 

Just because you don't agree with the fact that they're thinking or doing something doesn't mean they shouldn't be educated on the issue.

Here's a fact: Latin females, in the United States, ages 15-25 are at the highest risk of contracting HIV because their culture and the impact of Catholicism on their culture leave those young women to believe anal sex isn't "sex" so it's ok to not use a condom.

http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/hispanics/resources/factsheets/hispanic.htm

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ORIGINAL: BoiJen

Here's a fact: Latin females, in the United States, ages 15-25 are at the highest risk of contracting HIV because their culture and the impact of Catholicism on their culture leave those young women to believe anal sex isn't "sex" so it's ok to not use a condom. http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/hispanics/resources/factsheets/hispanic.htm

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ORIGINAL: marie2

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I'm all for it, as long as it's age-appropriate. It would be nice to live in a society where children who come from a family with same-gender parents to not be mocked and chastisted. I think it would be fine to teach kindergartners that partners can be the same gender and to start a culture of acceptance for that. I also think it would be a good idea for them to know the names of the body parts and "good touch" vs "bad touch".

As far as the older grades, once again, I'm in support of "sex ed" as far as teaching them the reproductive system, safe sex practices, how to apply a condom, how to avoid pregnancy, how std's can be contracted and how to avoid them, etc etc.

And I do agree that it should ultimately be the parents' choice to opt their child out of the class, however I would hope the specifics of what is going to be discussed would be on the permission slip, so that they are not being mislead into thinking that their 5-yr olds are going to learn how to have sexual intercourse.

And if this is going to start in Kindergarten, we need to get our teachers into some continuing education workshops so that they're qualified to handle touchy subjects such as child molestation, and the questions that may arise from the children.