Good news: Mass. school to supply students of all ages with condoms — even if parents object
posted at 8:39 pm on June 24, 2010 by Allahpundit
Yes, technically, even kindergarteners can request them. But don’t worry, this policy isn’t aimed at them.
It’s aimed at fifth- and sixth-graders.
The policy, first reported in the Provincetown Banner, keeps parents from knowing if their children receive condoms, and mandates that school officials can choose to supply them even if parents object…
Grosso said one [School Committee] member proposed limiting the policy to the high school, which serves seventh- to 12th-grade students, but he fought against it.
“I was the one who said, ‘Well, you never know,’ ’’ said the 64-year-old father whose two children graduated from Provincetown High School. “It’s very possible that a fifth- or sixth-grader would be getting involved in sexual activity.’’
Singer said she wanted the policy to apply to the Veterans Memorial Elementary School so that fifth- and sixth-graders could get condoms. There were 17 students in those grades this year, according to state data; there were 69 students in preschool through fourth grade at Veterans.
She’s confident that if young kids ask the school nurse for a condom, their request will, er, “almost certainly” be denied. Question: If, in the name of safety, you’re going to enable risky behavior by kids, why draw the line at condoms? Why not make clean syringes available too for the aspiring junkies of tomorrow? Or what about a craps table on the playground so that kids can learn to gamble responsibly? Imagine how many future loan-shark victims will be spared by learning to manage their winnings properly now.
Exit question: How soon before the school board reverses course under fire? Over/under is five days.
Blowback
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In P-Town that may be wise.
Mr. Joe on June 24, 2010 at 8:42 PM
Hey, Harry(I won’t say his last name). Still think it’s a good idea to harp on Sharron Angle’s desire to abolish the Dept. of Education as a negative?
Doughboy on June 24, 2010 at 8:43 PM
Funny how it was the initial landing site for the Pilgrims. If only they could see it during the high season!
Mr. Joe on June 24, 2010 at 8:43 PM
I think I could convince the school that they shouldn’t give a condom to my kid.
Dusty on June 24, 2010 at 8:43 PM
Condoms aren’t dangerous. Not like a Bible.
RBMN on June 24, 2010 at 8:44 PM
Daddy,I got a bunch of rubbers from the nurse,
do you think BP Oil might be interested for
containing the leaking oil… …..(sarc).
canopfor on June 24, 2010 at 8:45 PM
As if these nanny-staters would ever hand out a single M&M. Unless, of course, it’s hallal.
RedRedRice on June 24, 2010 at 8:45 PM
This, amongst many other reasons, is exactly why my kids will not be going to public schools.
Of course, I don’t really think that highly of private schools.
Looks like I’ll be homeschooling.
JadeNYU on June 24, 2010 at 8:45 PM
Does this mean the 5th and 6th graders are having sex AT school? Maybe a little supervision would be nice.
JavelinaBomb on June 24, 2010 at 8:46 PM
Out: Recess
In: Booty Calls
ThePrez on June 24, 2010 at 8:46 PM
You know what kids do with their school books when they’re done with them?
Yup.
Return them.
Just a suggestion, young tikes!
artist on June 24, 2010 at 8:46 PM
Breaking News: spontaneous water-balloon fights breaking out all over school.
John the Libertarian on June 24, 2010 at 8:46 PM
Condoms aren’t dangerous. Not like a Bible.
RBMN on June 24, 2010 at 8:44 PM
RBMN:Good point,you never know,when a Christian might blow
sumpin up!!!(sarc).
canopfor on June 24, 2010 at 8:47 PM
How about prosecuting these perverts for contributing to the delinquency of a minor and child abuse and/or endangerment?
Dave R. on June 24, 2010 at 8:47 PM
As we’ve all learned from our Muslim brothers, the only way for these parents to change the school policy is to resort to violence. Fatwa! Fatwa! Fatwa!
JavelinaBomb on June 24, 2010 at 8:49 PM
Pederasts rejoice.
The Ugly American on June 24, 2010 at 8:49 PM
Yep, this is what Liberalism is all about.. The stupid people can’t figure things out for themselves, so the government must make all decisions for such a stupid class of people.
How could anybody vote for this type of control? Sex education should not be taught be teachers, but rather is the personal job of parents. How dare these wipes hand out condoms to children. It’s all about making their agenda normal to even a child. Pathetic people you Liberals are.
Keemo on June 24, 2010 at 8:49 PM
Fascinating how many pedophiles find their way onto school boards.
kurtzz3 on June 24, 2010 at 8:49 PM
five days, AP? it’s summer….and it’s Mass…they’ll have to convene the board to schedule the meeting to set the agenda for the next itinerary and ensure that all new business is tabled and properly formatted in appropriate TPS format with Arial 12pt font, so,…..we ain’t seeing movement on this till september…./
ted c on June 24, 2010 at 8:49 PM
Aw, c’mon, it’s just part of the plan!
Rule #26 of the Communist Goals from 1963 as written in the Congressional Record:
tru2tx on June 24, 2010 at 8:50 PM
Breaking News: spontaneous water-balloon fights breaking out all over school.
John the Libertarian on June 24, 2010 at 8:46 PM
John the Libertarian:And,in a follow up,half the school
used balloons instead,and are serving
a week suspension!!(sarc):)
canopfor on June 24, 2010 at 8:50 PM
but, are the new and improved Kevin Jennings Fisting Kits and assorted paraphernalia getting handed out too as a bonus package for the first 1,000 kiddos that gits their rubbers?
ted c on June 24, 2010 at 8:50 PM
Me thinks,Joycelyn Elders has a finger in this!!!
canopfor on June 24, 2010 at 8:51 PM
Oh no no no, that actually wouldn’t be allowed — too aggressive/dangerous.
/BassAckward P-Town School Committee
red winger on June 24, 2010 at 8:51 PM
Home Schooling was already on the rise. Should be the hot ticket in that freakin state.
Keemo on June 24, 2010 at 8:52 PM
but, are the new and improved Kevin Jennings Fisting Kits and assorted paraphernalia getting handed out too as a bonus package for the first 1,000 kiddos that gits their rubbers?
ted c on June 24, 2010 at 8:50 PM
ted c: Ooh they better,I can see a ACLU Lawsuit in this!!:)
canopfor on June 24, 2010 at 8:53 PM
More condoms given out = more oil needed to be drilled.
Just sayin’!
SouthernGent on June 24, 2010 at 8:53 PM
You all are forgetting that this is Provincetown, Andrew Sullivan’s home away from home. In that town, this woman is considered a rock-ribbed conservative (maybe a should leave out the “ribbed” part…)
BCrago66 on June 24, 2010 at 8:54 PM
Fifth grade = ~10 years old
I guess there is good news, though. The average age for beginning menstruation is 12, so even if some condoms fail, there shouldn’t be too many pregnancies.
There used to be a name for people who had sex with pre-pubescent children. I’m so old fashioned and out of touch.
CJ on June 24, 2010 at 8:55 PM
Proves you don’t have to be smart to be over educated…home school anyone?
d1carter on June 24, 2010 at 8:56 PM
Hold your horses,no outrage yet from Muslim Groups
and CAIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
canopfor on June 24, 2010 at 8:56 PM
Boy, that Superintendant is just so loveable. In a pushy my-way-or-the-highway kind of way.
sbvft contributor on June 24, 2010 at 8:57 PM
OT: Who has sent a tip to Allah before on the tips line?
Dire Straits on June 24, 2010 at 8:58 PM
Or safety equipment for bomb manufacturing, so that aspiring college professors can dare to dream without getting all blowed up.
Weight of Glory on June 24, 2010 at 8:58 PM
More condoms given out = more oil needed to be drilled.
Just sayin’!
SouthernGent on June 24, 2010 at 8:53 PM
SouthernGent: Ya know,in some twisted fashion,I`m with ya!!
(sarc):)
canopfor on June 24, 2010 at 8:58 PM
Don’t you love the contempt this Beth Singer woman had for the parents? She’s better then them.
lowandslow on June 24, 2010 at 8:58 PM
Heh. Who hasn’t?
Weight of Glory on June 24, 2010 at 8:59 PM
OT: Who has sent a tip to Allah before on the tips line?
Dire Straits on June 24, 2010 at 8:58 PM
Dire Straits: I have:)
canopfor on June 24, 2010 at 8:59 PM
I cannot for the life of me figure out why these raging dIkes give a rat’s rear end about birth control. Last I looked, gay folks don’t impregnate one another.
I’m just sayin’.
tcn on June 24, 2010 at 9:01 PM
Well,from the PARTY OF NO!!!!!
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!!
canopfor on June 24, 2010 at 9:01 PM
Please send him this please! Hillarious!
PS.. My E-mail is/was giving me problems.
Dire Straits on June 24, 2010 at 9:02 PM
The state of the educational system today…
Young’ns having a best friend = bad!
Young’ns having random sexual encounters = a.o.k!
red winger on June 24, 2010 at 9:03 PM
I’m glad my kids are grown. I don’t know how concerned parents deal with this type of government intrusion into their families. It’s a stinkin’ crime.
Gang-of-One on June 24, 2010 at 9:04 PM
Seriously, how SICK is it that a public school official thinks it’s okay to hand out a condom to a FIFTH GRADER?! These are pre-pubescent kids here and, regardless of what that CHILD’S parent wishes, you’re going to enable sexual activity for them?
It’s even sicker that those folks probably think we’re the sick ones because we’ve got a problem with it.
MikeknaJ on June 24, 2010 at 9:05 PM
Five days. It’s almost the weekend.
Little Boomer on June 24, 2010 at 9:05 PM
damnit Artist..I just snorted coffee all over my monitor from reading your post and laughing….warn a guy next time
Renee on June 24, 2010 at 9:05 PM
tcn on June 24, 2010 at 9:01 PM
Telling it like it is… Bravo
Keemo on June 24, 2010 at 9:05 PM
I was shocked until I saw this is happening in Pee-town. Nuff said.
ErinF on June 24, 2010 at 9:07 PM
Awww shucks, c’mon say this isn’t so, it can’t be real can it????
Is this what we are up against?
I am so sick to my stomach…thanks for posting the link…
RoxanneH on June 24, 2010 at 9:07 PM
Exit question: How soon before the school board reverses course under fire? Over/under is five days.
==============================================
Two days!!
canopfor on June 24, 2010 at 9:07 PM
“I just want to assure my colleague that the state of Arizona does, in fact, share a border with the country of Mexico.”
John the Libertarian on June 24, 2010 at 9:09 PM
Did you send it? :)
PS..Funny isnt it?
Dire Straits on June 24, 2010 at 9:09 PM
I wonder if state law requires an adult to report knowledge of statutory rape and underage sexual activity, and if so, the school nurse would have to report it every time a minor requests a condom?
This is seriously unbelievable. Children can’t take cold medicine with them to school, but they can get condoms from the nurse?
CarolinaGirl6 on June 24, 2010 at 9:09 PM
Bah! Parents! What have they ever done for kids anyway?
azkag on June 24, 2010 at 9:09 PM
Soooo, they want condoms in school and available to 10/11 yr olds, but they want to take soda out of the schools because caffeine and sugar are bad…
Seriously… wtf is going on?!?
Neo-con Artist on June 24, 2010 at 9:10 PM
I liked to havefell out of my chair laughing! Where do we get these people?
Dire Straits on June 24, 2010 at 9:11 PM
I liked to havefell out of my chair laughing! Where do we get these people?
Dire Straits on June 24, 2010 at 9:11 PM
Public school
txag92 on June 24, 2010 at 9:12 PM
canopfor on June 24, 2010 at 8:59 PM
Please send him this please! Hillarious!
PS.. My E-mail is/was giving me problems.
Dire Straits on June 24, 2010 at 9:02 PM
Dire Straits: DONE!!:)
canopfor on June 24, 2010 at 9:12 PM
OT: Who has sent a tip to Allah before on the tips line?
Dire Straits on June 24, 2010 at 8:58 PM
Heh. Who hasn’t?
Weight of Glory on June 24, 2010 at 8:59 PM
Weight of Glory: Can you send Dire Straits link to Allah
as well,just to make sure,please!!:)
canopfor on June 24, 2010 at 9:13 PM
Thank you very much. What did you think of that lady ? A work of art isn’t she? :)
Dire Straits on June 24, 2010 at 9:14 PM
Hey, let them sign for an ARM. That would get the housing numbers back up until the November elections.
(**Obama lurkers, this is said in jest. Please don’t propose this to your superiors as a viable plan**)
rogerb on June 24, 2010 at 9:14 PM
In related news: PedoBear relocates to Mass.
di butler on June 24, 2010 at 9:16 PM
Sad to say it is absolutely true – I’ve been sick too since I first read it about a month ago.
They’ve been very successful in implementing many of the goals on that list.
tru2tx on June 24, 2010 at 9:16 PM
Maybe someone should put up posters around town advertising used condom recycling and give the school supts. home address for the location. It’s the only green thing to do, they’re made from oil….
Oldnuke on June 24, 2010 at 9:17 PM
Do these people think that by encouraging sexual activity these encounters will be limited to other 11, 12 & 13 year old students? Blurring the lines and opening the door for pedophiles. Why can’t “educators” allow children to be children that can read, write and do math?
Cindy Munford on June 24, 2010 at 9:17 PM
That superintendent is a real man pleaser,eh?
docflash on June 24, 2010 at 9:18 PM
I hear ya! These days I’d be more concerned about a teacher, male or female, “falling in love” with a 10 year old boy with a condom connection than a 12 year old girl.
Gang-of-One on June 24, 2010 at 9:19 PM
Homeschooling, until the libs outlaw it.
neuquenguy on June 24, 2010 at 9:20 PM
Anyone who wants to know just how fu#ked up Boston is, just read the comments on this story in the Globe. Most of them cheer the board’s move as if this was a high school or a college.
None of them care that these are fifth and sixth graders. Sodom and Gomorrah.
Jaibones on June 24, 2010 at 9:21 PM
Sure, canopfor!
Weight of Glory on June 24, 2010 at 9:23 PM
Cindy, these people can’t think. They emote and emotionalize. They firmly believe that by doing this they will have a positive impact on STDs, and child pregnancies. They’re all about saving the world from imagined ills and will ignore any evidence that that disproves or casts doubt on their predetermined goals. Worse they will make every attempt to destroy anyone who disagrees with them.
Oldnuke on June 24, 2010 at 9:23 PM
canopfor on June 24, 2010 at 9:12 PM
=================================
Thank you very much. What did you think of that lady ? A work of art isn’t she? :)
Dire Straits on June 24, 2010 at 9:14 PM
Dire Straits: Ya,memerizing,look,she said there was a
direct link to the President and the Nat
ional Guards were already there!!
So,um,its all good,tickety boo,and its no
wonder that these ObamaVoterBots are soooo
F`n cluelss!!
Notice,the talk`n points,thats all they do,
`’Direct Link to the President’ means,he`s
on the job,he understands,feels their pain,
and is on top of it,hence the troops are
there!!!—–NUTS————–:)
Good Intel Mission Find!!!!!:)
canopfor on June 24, 2010 at 9:24 PM
canopfor on June 24, 2010 at 9:13 PM
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Sure, canopfor!
Weight of Glory on June 24, 2010 at 9:23 PM
Weight of Glory: Thank-you very much,and for your time:)
canopfor on June 24, 2010 at 9:25 PM
Surgical gloves should be worn at all times in P-Town…
Wade on June 24, 2010 at 9:26 PM
They won’t give a 17-year-old girl an aspirin unless her parents signed her student health information form.
But, they’ll give condoms to a 14-year-old girl (and her 22-year-old boyfriend/rapist).
Ask me again why I fled that state.
Bruce MacMahon on June 24, 2010 at 9:26 PM
I have, and he’s used them twice…or he was already on top of what I sent him.
SouthernGent on June 24, 2010 at 9:27 PM
These d’bags are absolutely insane!! The infiltration of our education system by crazed, leftist loons continues at a torrid pace – every day a new face palm headline worse than the day before.
There is a ray of Hope: one of the Massachusetts afternoon talk show hosts, Jay Severin of WTKK, announced today that beginning tomorrow, callers will be asked to give their hometowns and the names of their state reps. This will inform the listening audience from those towns who they need to be voting against in November. Should be interesting AND informative!
Hope and Change – Jay Severin style!
Sweet_Thang on June 24, 2010 at 9:28 PM
And some of these same freaks would endorse procuring an abortion for an underage girl without parental knowledge
just consider the personality that coul construe that as a good idea
simply, if that happened to my daughter I might very well send the official for a dirt nap
that’s what child molesters deserve
Sonosam on June 24, 2010 at 9:28 PM
my tips go into AP’s sh!tcan…/
ted c on June 24, 2010 at 9:28 PM
Thanks also. Thank you very much. :)
Dire Straits on June 24, 2010 at 9:28 PM
Let’s hope he uses that. The Lady didn’t know Arizona bordered Mexico! That is priceless!
Dire Straits on June 24, 2010 at 9:30 PM
Yes do it!
Un-freaking-believable. Hilarious!
hawkdriver on June 24, 2010 at 9:31 PM
No problem! AP and Ed are really good about checking the tips line. By the way, love Dire Straits. One of the best songs, and best covers.
Weight of Glory on June 24, 2010 at 9:32 PM
Heh Dire Straits. Graet find. A real Emily Litella moment.
hawkdriver on June 24, 2010 at 9:36 PM
Homeschooling, until the libs outlaw it.
neuquenguy on June 24, 2010 at 9:20 PM
Gang-of-One on June 24, 2010 at 9:36 PM
Thank You. I heard it on Mark Levin first.:)
Dire Straits on June 24, 2010 at 9:39 PM
Perfect. It is all about control and making their perverted agenda normal. That’s what “common core” standards are all about, or can become. In theory, the common core sounds great, but can’t you see this becoming that national standard to teach in health classes?
http://missourieducationwatchdog.blogspot.com/2010/06/cound-this-happen-in-mo-schools.html
Thanks to Hot Air for the link.
manateespirit on June 24, 2010 at 9:46 PM
That is a great song but my favorite Album is On Every Street and songs (are to many too name) but this one is right up there at the top.
Dire Straits on June 24, 2010 at 9:47 PM
Not in P-Town.
I live on Cape Cod; 70 miles away from P-Town. My wife grew up there (I am a NJ native). Apart from the freakiness like above, and what you have heard abaout the place, it is beautiful there in the summer months.
Stories like this, though, are not surprsing to me; that doesn’t mean I accept them, though. It is awfully hypocritical to forbid prayer and Bible reading in schools, but condomns can be distributed to any student at any age.
Someone please tell me that makes sense, somehow!
ToddonCapeCod on June 24, 2010 at 9:49 PM
Even if I weren’t already homeschooling my children, that smug bitch superintendent would be enough to convince me to start.
Honest to goodness, people, start educating yourself (pun intended) about homeschooling. It’s not rocket science, and there are ways to do it that don’t take much time. You certainly can’t do any worse than a public school, and most likely will do much, much better.
I average about an hour a day with my children on book work, while my wife handles more practical teaching. They are learning at their own pace (which is much faster than they would be allowed in school), and actually look forward to doing math and grammar. The best part is that we don’t have to wonder or worry what our kids may be “learning” from kids at school.
Splashman on June 24, 2010 at 9:54 PM
Or get a member of any protected class (i.e., non-white, non-christian or non-heterosexual)to complain loudly for the cameras.
TheBigOldDog on June 24, 2010 at 9:55 PM
We are no longer slouching towards Gomorrah, they are getting up to a full sprint.
Inanemergencydial on June 24, 2010 at 10:02 PM
There is only one reason anyone would want an elementary or middle schooler to have a condom.
bloggless on June 24, 2010 at 10:06 PM
….so the federal government is so out of control that it thinks it can make sex based decisions for our child without our knowledge or consent……but you can bet they would require our consent and probably a signature if our child wanted to go on a field trip…..
……absolute bullsh!t!!!!!
……this is one of the reasons why my wife and I decided we would not get much vacation time and some other perks because we would use that money for a private…Christian based….education for our daughter.
….we need a lot less activism in our education centers and a whole lot more Math,History,Reading, and Writing.
Baxter Greene on June 24, 2010 at 10:15 PM
Sounds like steps that are right on track with the Communist Goals to infiltrate America from 1963.
#17 Get control of the schools. Use them as transmission belts for socialism and current Communist propaganda.
#25 Break down cultural standards of morality by promoting pornography and obscenity in books, magazines, motion pictures, radio, and TV.
pjean on June 24, 2010 at 10:24 PM
Uri Bezmenov 1985<click that link and watch it all if you have not seen it before.
Inanemergencydial on June 24, 2010 at 10:32 PM
My kid grew up in the Fairfax County (Virginia) Public School system. Naturally, they had their “family life education” program, and the “parents night” to review the material. It was stressed at the elementary/middle school level, that “the policy of this school is to warn against sex outside of marriage.” I actually heard that from a school administrator. And with good reason, for in the next breath, he stressed the many cultures of families who sent their children there. That would invariably include … you guessed it, and I’m afraid I don’t mean Christians.
It’s been a decade since I went to those parents nights, but there remains the one thing I have come to admire about devout Muslims: You mess with their way of life through their kids, and you will have no peace until you relent.
manwithblackhat on June 24, 2010 at 10:34 PM
Every one of these losers should be named publicly, their photos and addresses published and then shunned for the rest of their lives.
Mason on June 24, 2010 at 10:39 PM
Provincetown Public Schools
2 Mayflower Lane
Provincetown, MA 02657
Phone: 508-487-5000
Fax: 508-487-5098
They don’t care what the parents’ say?
I’ll be calling in the morning. Anyone care to join me?
AmericanDad on June 24, 2010 at 11:17 PM
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