When I mentioned unprotected sex, I wasn’t just talking about the consequence being pregnancy. Obviously, they knew that was the result of having sex. What I meant was, were they aware of the other dangers of unprotected sex (especially with a homeless person), like AIDS or other STDs? You would think that would have made them think twice.
I am really astounded at the amount of people who are so eager to blame liberals and the media for this and let the parents off the hook. If you raise your children right, they won’t be swayed by media figures to have babies before they get out of high school. Today’s society IS much looser and freer than it once was when it comes to sex, and the media overload of sex certainly doesn’t help, but that does not mean you can’t teach your children right from wrong. Are you going to give up just because you feel overpowered by the media? It is a lot of work to be a good parent and to teach your kids good values, morals and equip them with enough knowledge to have good decision making skills. Blaming the media, blaming society is lazy. Millions of parents are able to combat those things. Yes, things happen, as someone said above, even good parents sometimes end up with lousy kids, or with kids who make mistakes. But you have to at least try. You have to know that you gave your children the best moral grounding you could or else you have failed as a parent.
And those who think their should be no sex education at all – I certainly hope you would at least teach your children the basic necessities at all. Being armed with knowledge is not a sin, people. It’s important, especially when part of sex education is (or at least should be) to teach your children the consequences of sex AND to teach them self respect when it comes to engaging in sexual behavior. This is what parents should be teaching their kids, both boys and girls, that you are worth more than the sum of your reproductive organs.
Even if the school officials blew this story out of proportion by claiming there was a pact when there wasn’t, 18 high school girls from the same school having babies is still a massive problem.
