“The State Board of Education is debating whether to make parents pre-approve their children's participation in sex education classes.Some members of the state board's conservative wing say the obligation to sign a form should be on the parents who want their children to receive sex education. They also want all parents to receive a checklist of the items to be discussed in sex education, including what visual aids and props will be used.”
Board member Ken Willard of Hutchinson cited "rampant sexually transmitted diseases" and teen pregnancy rates as evidence the opt-out policy is not working.
"That's what the opt-out policy has gotten us," he said.
Health educators who spoke to the board made It clear that just the opposite is true.t STD rates are relatively stable and teen pregnancies are down.
Margot Breckbill, a registered nurse and family life educator from Wichita, said teenagers need more information about sex, not less, particularly in today's climate of sexually explicit Web sites, video games, movies and music.
Board member John Bacon of Olathe first suggested the changes after hearing stories of props being used in sex education for condom demonstrations, and of one teacher who had used a bed as demonstration tool.
But Bacon didn’t say where these alleged incidences took place. He resorted to the old conservative tactic of using unsubstantiated hearsay.
According to conservatives sex education includes such items found on this site: Click here.
A more serious sex education program would resemble this.
An organization calling itself Kansans for Responsible Sex Education has circulated a petition:
We, the undersigned, urge our Board of Education, the Governor and the Kansas Legislature to:
· Oppose an opt-in policy for sex education—a policy that puts too many teens at risk.
· Stop funding abstinence-only-until-marriage education—education that censors information about contraception beyond failure rates.
· Support comprehensive sex education—education that teaches young people about both abstinence and contraception.
Click here for the petition.
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