Bush currently funds "Sex Ed for Kindergartners" policy

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Bush currently funds "Sex Ed for Kindergartners" policy
by ChiGuy
Wed Sep 17, 2008 at 11:06:15 AM PDT

The "sex ed for kindergartners" policy for which McCain has been bashing Obama is in fact a policy currently funded by the Bush administration and is a policy that has been recommended by state boards of education in conservative states such as Tennessee and Wyoming.

The Centers for Disease Control are currently funding an organization called the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) for the purpose of:

Providing HIV-related information and guidance to state boards of
education and other education stakeholders on policies that promote
effective HIV prevention for kindergarten through 12th grade students in
schools across the nation.

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Here is how the NASBE describes its guidelines, i.e, the "model program" it wants states to follow:

The goals of HIV prevention education are to promote
healthful living and discourage the behaviors that put people at risk
of acquiring HIV. The educational program will:

* Be taught at every level, kindergarten through grade twelve;

more at:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/17/122855/059/447/601635

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1. As a parent of 3 small kids, I think educating them about predators is a GOOD thing

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2. Absolutely! at least there's a chance Johnny & Mary can come home and clue Mom & dad on

what they may have learned that day. Kids are cool, you can talk to them!