Unless You Have Our Permission, Our At-Risk Kids Can Just Remain At-Risk (Trees And Things)

thefadd: I Remember Quite Clearly

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 02:10:49 EST

I went to one private, religiously affiliated (ok quaker but still) K-6 school until fourth grade and then another K-8 school after fourth grade. In both cases, pretty much all our parents were sure we didn't even know what curse words were well into 7th a

skeptic: Re: It's a crazy world

Sun, 24 Jun 2007 13:07:11 EST

People learn about all sorts of things at the age of 11 (and throughout their school years) for which they have no immediate practical use. Actually the best time to learn about condoms is BEFORE you actually need them, because if you wait to learn a

teaweed: Re: Maybe it's me...

Sun, 24 Jun 2007 08:38:04 EST

There's some irony, but not as much as if the statement had come from the YMCA. For what it's worth, I think Planned Parenthood was a totally appropriate stop on the inappropriately undisclosed itinerary.

It's a shame, and somewhat ironic, that visits t

gerrymander: Maybe it's me...

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 17:56:44 EST

Does anyone else see the irony in a Planned Parenthood statement about the goal of "break[ing] down the silence between adults and teens," when the issue at hand involves parents being kept uninformed?

gerrymander: Re: It's a crazy world

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 17:21:37 EST

The idea that a group such as Planned Parenthood is too controversial for the YMCA is truly nuts.

For the YMCA in general, I'd agree. For 7th and 8th graders? Not so much. We're talking kids as young as 11 here. You don't have to religious to thi

MayorBob: I nominate Hal Jordan for Weasel of the Month.

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 19:27:39 EST

Okay, maybe Joyce Palmer should have identified every place the group was going to visit on the field trip, but she didn't and no harm came to anyone on the trip. But, great jumpin' Jesus, one of those places was Planned Parenthood and that's where t

thefadd: Re: Unless You Have Our Permission, Our At-Risk Ki

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:24:12 EST

Didn't some UC prof just go into a school in Colorado and tell the kids to have sex and take drugs safely and everybody flipped out? Or maybe that was the south park episode. Eh, I just can't get worked up over these things anymore.

Lou: Re: So...

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:26:25 EST

Right on, R. In fact, why the hell are these people trying to usurp a parent's authority anyway? Plus, the whole thing is a bad idea anyway. If we put so much emphasis on these social service organizations, aren't we just making another g

rombuu: So...

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:06:19 EST

..did they take them to the methadone clinic too? I mean, just because you tell kids not to do some smack, doesn't mean they aren't going to do it.

thefadd: Re: Unless You Have Our Permission, Our At-Risk Ki

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:33:56 EST

Didn't South Park already do this episode?

skeptic: It's a crazy world

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:02:20 EST

It is an interesting commentary on the state of America that there are still so many people who believe (or at least pretend) that teenagers are not going to have sex, at least not unless they smoke pot and lose all their normal capacity for self-control.