The Buzz: School makes condoms available to all

An elementary and high school at a town on Cape Cod is making condoms available to all students starting this coming fall.

The school committee in Provincetown voted for the measure that would require nurses to give condoms out free to any student, even as young as a first grader who asked for one. The nurses would not be required to notify the student's parents.

The policy apparently allows nurses to use their own discretion if very young children ask for the form of birth control.

The new measure is angering many parents who find it outrageous.

When asked about the new measure allowing first graders to get condoms THE school district's superintendent didn't see that as a problem. Beth Singer, PhD said, "I mean I think it is your imagination working. We don't expect young children to be asking for condoms."

But some parents think no matter the age of the student, parent's should have the right to be notified by the school. Holly King said, "if the student goes to the office you have to have permission to give them a Tylenol, why would you give them permission to get a condom."

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[Falcum16]

Intelligence is not what this generation will be remembered for.

[MakeSomeQuake]

I wish my school would allow that. I just want to see what one feels like on me. I'm nit ready for sex now.

[Mrcabletwitch]

i think it would actually encourage more student to have sex...like me..lol

[fontanaman13]

Elementary school condoms. Who on earth is having sex in elementary school. LOL! Anyway my position on this! They should be availible upon request to students in middle and high schools with a pamphlet talking about how to use them and prevent STDs. However, parental consent must be obtained before handing them out if they're under 18.

[MariiAndMikesMusic]

hhahahahha is there any for 8 grades i'll bang when i get the priorety

[Randimony]

Most really young kids think sex is gross, most would never ask for a condom. I think that the fact that the kids would have to go to a counciler is a good thing (before they are given a condom) and I think that kids who are say 11 or 12 should probebly be given one but it should be handled differently with younger students.

[AVRollins1]

3 year olds will be allowed to have condoms by 2050 and they can do it by 2055 at this rate. If this really is going to happen then their's no point in waiting. If you want to wait people then do as you please.

[Cobra2639J3T]

I'm in 6th grade and we make that's what she said jokes,buy/sell condoms;),talk about sex,ask who would you rather fuck and all that and the teachers don't notice all of this??????? WTF is up with teachers

[auzzySCHWINT88]

LUCKY PEOPLE MAN THEY ARE LUCKY THEY DONT HAVE TO BUY CONDOMS

[plojango]

um well would u rather have ur kid have sez and get the girl pegenet and all of that, or have them have sex and be safe.

[Watersmistress]

Between 2003 and 2004 the rate of 10 year olds with chlamydia tripled!!! When I was in 5th grade (late 90s) I knew a girl who got pregnant in the third grade, her parents hid the pregnancy. While working at an elementary school in 2004 I found out some 1st graders told a girl they were going to hold her down and rape her with a pencil. If you don't think that sex, at the very least oral sex, is happening in elementary school then you need to open your eyes.

[EmilyBetch1]

Omg really? Thats just stupid im young and even i KNO that thats ridiculous -___-

the fuck? their ELEMENTARY kids! Yeah i kno the generations are becoming worse as each one passes by but still ; Get real!