Quote Originally Posted by daihashi
Actually Parenting is the failed policy. Ultimately the consequences your child faces directly reflect the beliefs you've instilled into your child. Don't you feel first and foremost such a sensitive matter should come from the parents?
While I do agree with the fact that parents should teach their kids the majority of their sex-education, the thing is many parents will not do this. There are a lot of parents out there who are either a) too naive to think that their kids might start having sex at age 16, or b) too embarrassed to teach their kids about contraceptives. Now I'm not saying parents should feel this way, but there are definitely a large portion of them who do. What would the negatives be from teaching contraceptive use in school? I think it should be taught to supplement whatever the parents have taught the kids, or in certain circumstances to fill the void that the parents have left by either their naiveté or embarrassment.

Quote Originally Posted by daihashi
Who ever said it was the school's job to teach children about sex?
No one, but hey who ever said it was the school's job to teach kids about drugs? Sex, like drugs, is a sensitive subject and sometimes it is more effective for trained professional educators to provide knowledge and information.