I find this suggestion that after school programs will prevent teen pregnancies interesting. Basically the argument is that teens will prefer playing basketball or some other activity more than having sex.
I would posit that the primary reason teens engage in sexual activity is the same reason adults do: it feels really good! Think about it folks, which would you rather have, an afternoon of board games or an orgasm? It may seem to be a liberal clich�, but we need to be teaching teens (and some adults) safer sex and equipping them for it. Yes, that means clinics in the schools that can dispense birth control. Megan Thomas West Seventh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Lickness" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Eva Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 11:56 AM Subject: Re: [Mpls] Clear messages and No Means No in the Minneapolis Public Schools > Eva- > > Teen pregnancy occurs most often between the hours of > 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. That is one of the reasons > the state appropriated funding to communities to offer > after school and summer break programming. > > The answers to this are not hard or so it should seem. > Keeping children engaged in positive activities > whether it be after school, weekends, or during the > summer WILL have a tremendous impact on reducing the > number of kids who end up pregnant or in trouble. I > don't have statistics. I will leave that to the > statistical wonks. I just have common sense and > practical experience as a parent, and an active > volunteer in youth activities in my neighborhood and > Phillips. > > Barb Lickness > Whittier > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. > http://personals.yahoo.com > _______________________________________ > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: > http://e-democracy.org/mpls _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
