More schools cancel Christian sex ed program; emotions run high at public meetings
Source: STL Post Dispatch
Thrive St. Louis operates three clinics and mobile vans that advertise free tests for pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Its Christian mission to prevent women from having abortions is not apparent to patients seeking its medical services and advice, critics say.
Thrive has provided Best Choice at no cost to schools for about 20 years with little controversy, last year reaching more than 20,000 teens in the St. Louis area. Thrive President Bridget Van Means says the recent backlash is being fueled by individuals with an abortion-rights agenda.
To defend the program, Thrive staff held a curriculum night Tuesday for middle and high school parents in the St. Charles School District. Parent Leslie Knight, 45, said she was impressed. They are empowering kids to make good decisions and giving them reasons to make good decisions, she said.
Thrive staff also attended a school board meeting Wednesday night in the Parkway School District to respond to parent concerns.
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guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)and all information about pregnancy, along with basic biology and relationship information.
In my view.
HoneyBadger
(2,297 posts)Middle should cover the myth busting, mechanics, disease and birth control, HS should be heavily weighted on abortion. Let's be realistic about know and need to know having different focuses at certain ages. Just as there would be different kinds of sex education for women in their 20's vs seniors.
Initech
(100,099 posts)mpcamb
(2,873 posts)samnsara
(17,634 posts)Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)Bridget Van Means knew Phylis Schlafly
uriel1972
(4,261 posts)talk about loaded... bias much?
TexasBushwhacker
(20,209 posts)Because it's not worth a damn thing.