Comments about ‘Very few attend meeting on sex-ed bill’

Nice job getting the word out...

I live in Tooele. I did not hear about this meeting.

That’s Utah for ya. I’m glad i went to a high school in a state other than Utah. There I had a class discussing all these topics.

>I’m glad i went to a high school in a state other than Utah.

As are the residents of Utah. Thank you for your cooperation.

We reserve the option of teaching our children about reproduction at home along with morals. We think schools should teach reading, writing and arithmetic and leave teaching them how to use a condom to parents. No offense to those who believe otherwise but wish them goodluck!

Planned Parenthood was once called the American Birth Control League. Its roots are based in the Eugenics movement of the 1930s. Planned Parenthood hopes you never find out its history. Do a internet search on the documentary Maafa 21. Follow the money and you will learn the truth of all things

Anonymous, instead of being so glad you went to high school in another state and thus had the "privilege" of taking a class discussing "all these topics," perhaps you could have just done what people have done for thousands of years before the nanny state arose, and talked about these issues with your parents. After all, sex-ed without accompanying morals is nothing but license to misuse the procreative powers. Did you really need a school class to teach you sex-ed? Topics of sex and what it is and when it is appropriate are not for the state or any government to dictate or educate.

The meeting didn't get a turn out, because many Utahns feel this is something best done at home. This needs to stay out of the public ed's domain. Values-oriented education should be taught to children by their parents. Parents who refuse to do so should NOT be parents.

The only way you will make positive steps towards reducing teen sexual activity, unwanted pregnancies and unnecessary abortions is to have more openness about sex. People need to be well informed about it, including adults, who too often are ignorant and under-educated about it, even when they are engaged in it. Stop being afraid to talk about it. It is part of who we are as humans.

Theoretically, sex education is best done in the home but my father was a PhD psychologist and never said a thing to me about sex. Neither did the schools. A Sunday School teacher gave me and may peers the best lesson I ever had on the subject. It was very open and informative. I had to learn the rest about it from my peers and did I ever get some misinformation. If parents don't provide the info, then the schools have a responsibility to give accurate information. The trouble is, sex education often carries with it the strong political bias of the teacher. Maybe all the students should work on the dairy farm for a summer!

Maybe some of you posters did not know that this is merely an option. No one is forced to go to these classes. The parents of a student can opt for their children to attend abstanance only classes.

Why would you fight against other parents having other options?

They didn't say the day, but I will bet it was on a Monday night, and we all know what happens Monday night in Utah.

Since the 60's, whenever and wherever sex ed. has increased, so has the amount of sexual activity with the youth. That's why I oppose this proposal.

Ignorance is NEVER the best policy. Parents, if you think that your kids won't hear about sex at school just because the sex-ed program is restricted to abstinence only education, you have been living under a rock (and probably ignoring your own school experience.)

Kids are curious (yes, even the good ones). Hiding the information only makes it more interesting. Making it so the only source of the information is their friends is a guarantee for inaccuracy, and a much more salacious conversation than anything that is going to occur in a sex-ed class.

Yes, home is the first source for information on reproduction, and the only setting in which the topic can be discussed with the tenderness and love necessary to set in place a moral foundation for sex.

Kids need to learn that sex is about more than pleasure, and more than just making babies. Home is where you should teach them about all the joys and consequences of intimacy. But how many parents get beyond the basics and a "wait until you're married" message? And some don't even get that far. But the kids still want to know.

Chuck, so it's OK for kids to learn about sex in the back seat of a car or some other secluded place. Reproductive education is necessary unless you want your children to be a casualty of ignorance. Most parents are too uptight to talk about sex to their children and teens.

I think Planned Parenthood is great. When I was a very young adult, I could not afford to go to an OB/GYN or other doctor. Planned Parent helped me with my reproductive needs such as exams, education and birth control. Allow them to do what they do best which is to help you learn about STDs, birth control, family planning.

Here come all of the nut jobs out of the woodwork again...

If you really think it won't happen if you don't talk about it then you really need to get your head examined.

Also, as someone else mentioned, this class would be offered as an option - not mandatory.

We are doing a diservice to our children by not teaching them about these things. It's not just about birth control but also protecting them from STD's...

Kid's are going to have sex - that hasn't changed for hundreds of years - sticking your head in the ground will not make it go away.

So if you think it is best taught in the home, then teach your kids in your home but don't force your views on others.

re: Patriot... seriously your freak is leaking.

Yes, I agree with those that say sex education is best when taught to children from ther parents. Yet many parents don't take the time to do so, or do not discuss it adequately and therefore school sex education can ensure all children gain knowledge in ordee to make informed choices about sex. I do not think that teaching kids about sex is detrimental, especially if the kids have already learned these things from their parents. Yet, parents do have different moral standards regarding sex that they wish to put across to children regarding birth control and other things. That's why I think the "two option" class is a great idea. It still gives parental determinism regarding sex education while sparing teachers the anxiety of possibly losing their job because the parameters of the class are not clear.

I prefer the fear and guilt based sex education. The way God intended.

As long as boys and girls exist they will get their sex ed from one source or another. In this state that means they get it from each other or from experience. With all the pregnant teen mothers I wonder if they even know about stds and contraceptives.

so patriot do you mean the same history that probably exist for about 98% of all white Americans that have ancestors from that time period, corporations dating back that far, our state and federal government? It was an ugly time but if we are going to start holding everyone to that standard government and commerce are going to come to a screeching halt and anyone of descendents from this time period will have to step out of public and cooperate life forever.