How much is too much?
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009Sex talk, I mean. Since Anthony has been in the middle school, he has been bombarded with sex education. Not just in health class but in others as well. He is being exposed to much more than what I would like him to be. I personally feel that parents should take the responsibility of providing that education to their child when they think the time is right. And for Anthony, the time is not now. First of all, he is socially immature for his age. His behavior is immature and his conversations with other kids are immature. He has a hard enough time sitting next to someone at lunch. He is nowhere ready to handle the subject of sexual intimacy. Secondly, Anthony is overly sensitive to certain graphics (He hates blood and horror images). He was forced to sit and watch a STD/HIV prevention movie even when he asked to be excused because it was too “inappropriate” for him. After the movie, he threw up from looking at the images of STDs. Now I completely understand the school’s point of view in that teaching students at this age will decrease sexual activity among teens. But shouldn’t I, as the parent, have the right to teach this in my home and on my terms. According to the school officials, it is required state ed curriculum. I wonder what the parent advocate groups say about this. This is not over.
Kimberly Wragge