I sure dont remember the high school bathrooms crowded with people having sex at the schools I went to and I went to public school but God help these kids if thats the way they are now.

Everyone has sex get over it. If this article was in any other school paper it NEVER would of been brought forth to the local news. Just stop being uptight your kids are exposed to this in middle school and even more so in high school. Think back to when you were in school , you knew what bathrooms to have sex in when the urge came about during school.

So does it really matter that they posted an article for all to read about something that everyone already knows is taking place?

When we lawyers say “so stipulated,” it means there is no reason to debate the proposition. It is a “given” in the case.

“And don’t worry…I’m usually a pretty nice woman.”

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That’s stipulated.

Granted, my girls are waaay too young to even consider sex. (they’re toddlers). But when they become teenagers, I know the opportunity will present itself. I just want my children to know that not everyone is out having sex like rabbits; that it’s okay it wait to have sex until you are completely ready.
Would I like for them to wait until they’re married? Slightly, yes. But I didn’t wait. And I’m not going to lie to them about it either.

I think most parents just want their kids to have a sexual relationship with someone that they really love and not just for the hell of it. No one wants their kid to end up with an STD.

I think the problem is not with the topic itself, but with the way it is being presented. Teenagers know nothing about sex. They’re just kids. I think that the teacher can help them present such articles in much better ways.

All three of my kids are well into adulthood. When they were growing up I am certain that there were things that were not shared with me or with their mother. I suspect that that is true in most families. However, we did try to make certain that our kids understood that we did not consider anything off limits to discuss, including sexual matters. A willingness to talk about what we know is on our children’s minds hardly qualifies as approval of specific activity. Parents need to ask themselves whether their reaction to the student journalists in this instance reflected genuine concern for the welfare of their kids or simply their own discomfort.

When do we back off? When they are 6? maybe 12? Or is the age of consent when they are teens since that is the time that they are able to “take care of themselves” and maybe start a family.

It’s disturbing really.

The social aspects of K-12 often end up outweighing the actual reason that the kids are there. To learn and prepare themselves for life. We as parents need to use our influence to counteract the ideas that having premarital sex at the age of 14 is ok and we just buy them birth control.

What has society become? It’s not all that dark I know. There are plenty of kids out there with their heads on straight and focus on developing their talents and skills to be successful as an adult.

To the rest I hope that not everyone thinks that this activity is ok because honestly it’s not. Writing about it in a paper to provoke such conversations is great though.

I had my son when I was 15. My parents did not discuss sex, simply because I think they were naive, not uptight.

When my son was old enough to understand, I discussed protection with him.

I have a 14 year old step daughter that has decided she was going to have sex without our knowledge of course. As soon as he father and I found out she was at the doctor taking birth control and having STD explained to her in laymans terms.

Parents need to stop being naive. Kids do it. Talk to them about how to prevent pregnancy, STD and the dangers of having sex at a young age.

Because just STD’s aren’t getting spread fast enough!! We need to do more to spread those fun STD’s!!

I think that they should also allow elementary aged students to have access to Comsopolitian magazine as well as Maxium magazine. Why shield them at all? Better that they learn young that careless sex is the way to do it!!

Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for free speech, but some things cross the line. Things like this are only done to cause a stir.

“I don’t really have a problem with it being in the school paper because it’s just like free speech,” said Ashlyn Hiserote, another Westview student. “They can say whatever they feel like is important to talk about.”

Just like it indeed, dear Ashlyn. Out of the mouth of babes….