Should Condoms be Available in Public Schools?

Should Condoms be Available in Public Schools? The topic of condom distribution in public schools has caused many heated debates throughout the country. People in favor of distribution of condoms will ensure that teenagers practice safe sex and that the rate of STDs and pregnancies will decline. Opponents of distribution of condoms state that distribution will encourage sexual activity and put the idea that premarital sex is acceptable. A quote from the National Coalition to …

…longer will students have to walk into a public drug store and feel too intimidated to buy condoms. The students will feel more comfortable receiving condoms in school from their teachers, faculty, and or baskets then the embarrassment of purchasing them. Even if a few hundred condoms fall prey to water balloon-throwing youngsters, thousands of students surely will benefit from free condoms and the protection they provide against pregnancies, STDs, and especially the HIV virus.