Codoms in schools

I recall a deceased friend , a high school chemistry teacher,appalled

    by the very idea of making condoms available in schools. He was convinced

    that they would stimulate the very sexual activity  requiring condom

    protection. And he was no religious zealot but a free thinking Jew.

        Rep. Michael Pisaturo 's perspective is that we must face reality:


    the kids will have sex " no matter how much we preach abstinence and we

    need to protect them ".

        Still I'm inclined to my  departed friend's opinion. The schools

    have an obligation to enlighten and educate .  Schools can't compete

    with TV in sending wise or foolish sex education messages to youth.

    Too many teachers naively believe they can tell the kids something new.

        In reality the kids cannot be protected from their own stupidity. In

    the winter time I see a number of not too bright kids skating on very

    thin ice - with DANGER signs  clearly in view.

         If some of them drown , we should not blame reading teachers.

       But a suggestion : it may be wiser to dispense cheap but high

    quality condoms in a discreet corner of drug stores. Even adults might

    hesitate to buy them with teen age girls at the cash register. The

    condoms could be sold in non-judgmental vending machines.