Comments on: Maine school board votes to allow birth control in middle school https://wthrockmorton.com/2007/10/19/maine-school-board-votes-to-allow-birth-control-in-middle-school/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:56:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Lonet https://wthrockmorton.com/2007/10/19/maine-school-board-votes-to-allow-birth-control-in-middle-school/#comment-65643 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:56:17 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2007/10/19/maine-school-board-votes-to-allow-birth-control-in-middle-school/#comment-65643 The school board approved a proposal for pupils at a city middle school to be able to get birth control pills and patches at their student health center. The plan, offered by city health officials, makes King Middle School the first middle school in Maine to make a full range of contraception available to students in grades six through eight, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services. Students at King Middle School in Portland, Maine will now be able to receive contraception from the student health center without their parents knowledge.

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]]> By: John Philips https://wthrockmorton.com/2007/10/19/maine-school-board-votes-to-allow-birth-control-in-middle-school/#comment-65642 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:44:56 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2007/10/19/maine-school-board-votes-to-allow-birth-control-in-middle-school/#comment-65642 Birth control does not protect against STDs. Yes, I agree with Warren. Maybe the school board could spend some money on adult supervision.

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]]> By: jag https://wthrockmorton.com/2007/10/19/maine-school-board-votes-to-allow-birth-control-in-middle-school/#comment-65641 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:01:50 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2007/10/19/maine-school-board-votes-to-allow-birth-control-in-middle-school/#comment-65641 This is just horrifying…a poor solution to a terrible problem.

]]> By: ken https://wthrockmorton.com/2007/10/19/maine-school-board-votes-to-allow-birth-control-in-middle-school/#comment-65640 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:57:16 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2007/10/19/maine-school-board-votes-to-allow-birth-control-in-middle-school/#comment-65640 It seems to me people here are making a lot of assumptions about what is going on in this school district.

That the girls involved are having sex with much older boys (such that the sex constitutes statutory rape).

that the only (or primary) action the school board is taking is to hand out bc pills like candy.

That the health center won’t be doing any kind of follow-up monitoring or counseling of the kids they give bc to.

While I don’t necessarily agree with giving out bc pills (mostly because they don’t address STDs), I can imagine scenarios where this could be done as part of a comprehensive plan to address the problem of middle school pregnancies (and other problems associated with children having sex at that age). So I’m not going to just assume the school board in question is just a bunch of idiots trying to stop a arterial bleeding with a band-aid. Esp. based on the lack of information I’ve seen reported by the media on the matter.

]]> By: Drowssap https://wthrockmorton.com/2007/10/19/maine-school-board-votes-to-allow-birth-control-in-middle-school/#comment-65639 Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:30:32 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2007/10/19/maine-school-board-votes-to-allow-birth-control-in-middle-school/#comment-65639 Ann

Ditto your last post.

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