Massachusetts SD: Free condoms in elementary school

By The Scribe June 18, 2010 8:20 AM

And parents are not allowed to refuse them for their 7 year olds?

According to a report in the Provincetown Banner yesterday, http://www.wickedlocal.com/provincetown ... ovincetown this week the school committee in Provincetown, MA unanimously approved a new condom distribution policy for the Provincetown Public Schools, including both Provincetown High School and Veterans Memorial Elementary School. http://www.edline.net/pages/Provincetown_Public_Schools

The policy requires students to speak with a school nurse or other trained counselor to receive the free condoms, but is notable because it does not have a minimum age limit and also because the policy explicitly states that "the school district will not honor requests from parents that students not be allowed to receive condoms."

Read more... http://www.examiner.com/x-17320-Sex-Edu ... ution-plan

Why aren't parents up in arms over this?

http://www.gopusa.com/fresh-ink/2010/06 ... chools.php