Abstinence vs Condom Distributiom

Sexual education was introduced to the American public school system in 1913. The superintendent of schools, Ella Flagg Young promoted the teaching of sexual education and implemented sex hygiene lectures in the Chicago, IL School system (Allen 17). The goal then was to reduce social problems such as venereal disease and prostitution by educating the public about sex. Now, in the beginning of the twenty-first century, goals are different, but the conflicting opinions on sexual education are …

…education with condom distribution in public schools ( teaching about the emotional, social, and physical aspects of sexuality, including abstinence and safe sex)- including 73% of Catholics, 57% of Baptists, and 67% of fundamentalists and evangelicals (Elkind 59). This is not an overnight solution. It will take time, but in the long-run condom distribution in schools with education will help this problem. Teenagers will continue to have sex. Our role is to make sure they are having safe sex.