Schools automatically placing children into sex ed?


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Wasn't sure where to post this. If it is in the wrong place I apologize.

So our youngest daughter comes home today and tells us she is now in sex ed. Not only that, but the teacher has helped the children to create Gmail accts. I mean WTF?!?! I am so upset about this. Wife is on the phone with the school right now over this.

They used to send home info with permission slips. I mean WTF has changed since last year?

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Permission slips...for sex ed? So you want to tell your daughter about the birds and the bees instead?

Yes. we do. As we have with our other children.

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Um you'd rather her be uneducated about sex and wind up pregnant? Or you'd rather teach her yourself?

And what does gmail have to do with it?

Then yes, that should be your choice, but if you are so involved in your kids education, then you'd have known this was coming up? The school don't need to ask, it's part of the curriculum.

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What's so bad about sex ed? It will teach her the conequences of unprotected sex so she doesn't come home one day saying "Daddy I'm Pregnant".

Denying your kid education is just sick, and it's even worse when you go after the school for doing the right thing IMO. She needs to be taught about these things in life, and it seems obvious that you and your wife want her shielded from this which IMO is wrong.

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Um you'd rather her be uneducated about sex and wind up pregnant? Or you'd rather teach her yourself?

And what does gmail have to do with it?

Then yes, that should be your choice, but if you are so involved in your kids education, then you'd have known this was coming up? The school don't need to ask, it's part of the curriculum.

We have taught our children ourselves. We don't need the school doing it. It has never been part of the curriculum. The first PTG meeting is next week. As for the Gmail, I don't feel she needs one and neither does my wife.

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Indeed.

Heck it was part of the default curriculum when I was in school. I think it was either 5th or 6th grade (possibly both) when we were taught. That was in the early 90's and there were no permission slips required.

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What's so bad about sex ed? It will teach her the conequences of unprotected sex so she doesn't come home one day saying "Daddy I'm Pregnant".

Denying your kid education is just sick, and it's even worse when you go after the school for doing the right thing IMO. She needs to be taught about these things in life, and it seems obvious that you and your wife want her shielded from this which IMO is wrong.

Good job adding your own context to something that had none instead of asking. What is bad about parents wanting to teach their kids about sex instead of leaving the parenting up to the schools? Are you saying parents are not allowed to decide how to raise there kids anymore? You can't complain about parents not raising their kids anymore these days and then complain when they try to. Can't have your cake and eat it.

Um you'd rather her be uneducated about sex and wind up pregnant? Or you'd rather teach her yourself?

And what does gmail have to do with it?

Then yes, that should be your choice, but if you are so involved in your kids education, then you'd have known this was coming up? The school don't need to ask, it's part of the curriculum.

Must have missed the part where he said he didn't want his kids being educated about sex... can you qoute that for us all since you clearly caught that...

It is amazing sometimes how the Neowin community is glad to bash the education system and how it teaches nothing anymore... and then turn around and say we should rely on them 100% to raise around kids and do all the parenting. I wouldn't trust any publically funded system to teach sex ed or anything else important for that matter. That is something that parents should be doing on their own, and the sex ed be a backup thing just in case. Not take the option away from parents without a warning. How are all of you so happy to take away parents rights?

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I applaud your desire to educate her yourselves, genuinely. But the school curriculum isn't some hidden thing. If you are so hands on, you'd know that. But they have no need for permission slips, it's part of their role now.

Agree over the gmail thing though!

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We have taught our children ourselves. We don't need the school doing it. It has never been part of the curriculum. The first PTG meeting is next week. As for the Gmail, I don't feel she needs one and neither does my wife.

So you have all the information regarding how male & female physiology differs, the changes that can happen during a pregnancy should it occur so that the child can spot a tubal pregnancy if it happens, the common symptoms of STI's and how to seek proper treatment and such?

I ask because the method the schools teach is more than just the birds & the bees. It's a comprehensive education about reproductive health. My parents would have personally been at a loss trying to explain everything that we were taught in class.

BTW, unlike some of the others I'm asking this more out of curiosity than as an admonishment. I just think sometimes the teachers can more easily handle certain subjects due to the extra materials they have available. :)

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Good job adding your own context to something that had none instead of asking. What is bad about parents wanting to teach their kids about sex instead of leaving the parenting up to the schools? Are you saying parents are not allowed to decide how to raise there kids anymore? You can't complain about parents not raising their kids anymore these days and then complain when they try to. Can't have your cake and eat it.

Must have missed the part where he said he didn't want his kids being educated about sex... can you qoute that for us all since you clearly caught that...

Thank you. Wife has got them to remove her from the class. She is now asking about this Gmail acct.

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I can tell that few of the posters here actually have children. They would feel completely different about all of this if they did. It is a shameful thing but schools think they know better than parents now.

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So you have all the information regarding how male & female physiology differs, the changes that can happen during a pregnancy should it occur so that the child can spot a tubal pregnancy if it happens, the common symptoms of STI's and how to seek proper treatment and such?

I ask because the method the schools teach is more than just the birds & the bees. It's a comprehensive education about reproductive help. My parents would have personally been at a loss trying to explain everything that we were taught in class.

Well, my wife is a nurse. So yeah. She takes over where I am clueless.

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Well, my wife is a nurse. So yeah. She takes over where I am clueless.

In that case then you're in good hands. Most children do not have someone in the family that is as well versed in medical matters. :)

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I applaud your desire to educate her yourselves, genuinely. But the school curriculum isn't some hidden thing. If you are so hands on, you'd know that. But they have no need for permission slips, it's part of their role now.

Agree over the gmail thing though!

False. He indicated that in years past, they had always gotten permission slips for it. If that policy changed, they should have been notified. Had this always been the policy and what was to be expected, that would be fair. But if he kids went to this school and got slips in the past, schools fault at this point. There was no reason to think something like that changed.
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In that case then you're in good hands. Most children do not have someone in the family that is as well versed in medical matters. :)

We have always educated our children in this and other matters.

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In that case then you're in good hands. Most children do not have someone in the family that is as well versed in medical matters. :)

Thats what Googles for! Sorry but I remember taking sex ed. A 5th grade biology teacher is not well versed in medical matters. They just read straight out of the book. Youll learn more on Google. We had a girl ask, what happens when you swallow, (talking about oral for the slower crowd) and the teacher got embarressed, kicked her out and had her sent to detention. The girl actually wanted to know if it was safe.
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False. He indicated that in years past, they had always gotten permission slips for it. If that policy changed, they should have been notified. Had this always been the policy and what was to be expected, that would be fair. But if he kids went to this school and got slips in the past, schools fault at this point. There was no reason to think something like that changed.

Last year, we received one. We did not sign it and she couldn't take the class. This year no slips.

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We have always educated our children in this and other matters.

So what's wrong with your kid(s) getting extra education? No one ever died from too much knowledge.

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Wasn't sure where to post this. If it is in the wrong place I apologize.

So our youngest daughter comes home today and tells us she is now in sex ed. Not only that, but the teacher has helped the children to create Gmail accts. I mean WTF?!?! I am so upset about this. Wife is on the phone with the school right now over this.

They used to send home info with permission slips. I mean WTF has changed since last year?

Firstly, since it's importance has been pointed out by a few people in this thread before, I'd like to say that I don't have kids so this isn't exactly a first-hand reply :/

That's weird, I remember in my old elementary school they sent an opt-out slip. Which state/district are you in? But, to be honest, I don't see why parents would not want their child to be in sex ed. If I had a child, I know I'd rather them learn about what they need to learn about (safe sex, etc.) instead of having them come home one day with HIV and/or a child of their own. Of course, if you were planning on teaching her about it yourself, then I would agree. I also agree that the school should have sent out forms - it's definitely a wrong on their part if they didn't.

On top of all that, how did the teacher help your daughter create a GMail account? Don't you have to be 13 to create one? Sounds to me like the teacher told the students to lie about their age (which isn't something I'd think teachers should be teaching their students)

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