(CNN) — Police in western Massachusetts apologized Thursday after an officer was sent to a middle school to search for a copy of “Gender Queer: ARead More
If they’re educated properly about it then there’s nothing to fear, that’s kinda the point
Proper education and availability of contraceptives means less accidental pregnancies and less likelyhood of STDs spreading
Learning about consent and internalizing it at a young age means SA will be less of a concern as well
As someone who had sex for the first time at 11: who fucking cares so long as it’s properly safe and not forced upon the people doing it, and more importantly: why are you?
Education is like the best way to prevent sexual abuse. It’s harder to avoid being sexually abused if you don’t know what sex is or what to look out for.
And you won’t be able to prevent kids from seeking out information, good or bad, in the age of the internet. So at least make sure they get good information first.
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We all down voted you for your bad opinions, and if you really are a teacher we all feel bad for those poor kids.
You can tell they haven’t actually read this book, or many books at all really.
The state of American education.
Sad, isn’t it?
If they’re educated properly about it then there’s nothing to fear, that’s kinda the point
Proper education and availability of contraceptives means less accidental pregnancies and less likelyhood of STDs spreading
Learning about consent and internalizing it at a young age means SA will be less of a concern as well
As someone who had sex for the first time at 11: who fucking cares so long as it’s properly safe and not forced upon the people doing it, and more importantly: why are you?
Kids should absolutely have the vocabulary to explicitly describe non consensual sexual acts done to them.
Going to the police and using the words “masturbated” “ejaculated” will get a much more thorough investigation than “rubbed” and “peed”
Education is like the best way to prevent sexual abuse. It’s harder to avoid being sexually abused if you don’t know what sex is or what to look out for.
And you won’t be able to prevent kids from seeking out information, good or bad, in the age of the internet. So at least make sure they get good information first.