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LeftyMom

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1. Personally, I would want significant clarification.

Sun Dec 15, 2013, 11:08 PM

Dec 2013

Does abstinence focused mean "you probably shouldn't be having sex yet but when you inevitably do soonish here's how to protect yourself" or "bodies are evil and here's some nasty woman hating crap I picked up at church and by the way condoms don't work"?

Because it's if it's the latter that would be worse than useless and personally I'd opt my kid out. I'd give the former some serious side eye, because I think it's often used to soft sell the latter. Do you have the option of reviewing the sex ed curriculum before it's delivered?

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Response to abstinence education in school [View all] xmas74 Dec 2013 OP

Personally, I would want significant clarification. LeftyMom Dec 2013 #1

Not this program, unfortunately xmas74 Dec 2013 #2

If your kid's already well-informed about sex, perhaps they *should* go to the library with the winter is coming Dec 2013 #8

But you really don't want to alienate her from her classmates. xmas74 Dec 2013 #12

Not bad. RC Dec 2013 #3

It was totally off the cuff. xmas74 Dec 2013 #4

Someone needs to speak up to get the ball rolling. RC Dec 2013 #6

Probably after class. xmas74 Dec 2013 #13

I agree with Lefty Mom. Ms. Toad Dec 2013 #5

I plan on it xmas74 Dec 2013 #14

Is your note likely to be read by anybody? surrealAmerican Dec 2013 #7

It's on the same sheet of paper as the permission slip xmas74 Dec 2013 #15

nope. barbtries Dec 2013 #9

That's what I believe. xmas74 Dec 2013 #16

No, not too preachy at all. Shandris Dec 2013 #10

I live in a very, very conservative area. xmas74 Dec 2013 #18

Great note. DLnyc Dec 2013 #11

I'm lucky I was able to get out as much I as did. xmas74 Dec 2013 #17

Just reread both the handwritten and the typed note here- xmas74 Dec 2013 #19

You should have told them to not waste anybody's time with abstinence education. WowSeriously Dec 2013 #20

You say that but this isn't your child's school. xmas74 Dec 2013 #21

I don't think it's too preachy. LWolf Dec 2013 #22

Way nicer than I would have been. Iggo Dec 2013 #23

That's not preachy! You're a stakeholder in that school district Heidi Dec 2013 #24