Condom Dispensers Research Paper

Recently, there has been a controversy on the campus regarding whether or not the school should install condom dispensers. Some people are elated at the idea of condom dispensers being installed within the school, but other people don’t feel the same way. Condom dispensers should not be placed within the school. It is the belief that installing the dispensers, it could cost the school in purchase, upkeep, and loss of donorship. Another view is that installing the dispensers violates the idea of what education is, and that the ramifications of installing condom dispensers could be great. Issues such as these are never black and white. One must take into account the whole picture, not just a miniscule piece of it. “The function of education, therefore, is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically.” (King web) This is a direct quote taken from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech entitled The Purpose of Education. Camden County College is a commuter school that should not have to put its energy on meeting the sexual needs of the young adults that attend the school. Camden County College is an academic institution that should gear its focus to the education the students are receiving. Condom dispensers …show more content…
The gifts are given, by donors, for scholarship funding, new school supplies, and used for maintenance and paying the staff. (Daly Web) Each donor comes from a different background and and religion status. By putting in condom dispensers, some of the donors might take offence and stop donating. One reason could be if the students did not feel safe in bathrooms (from other people having sex). Another reason could be a violation of public indecency. Donors may also take religious offence by the condom dispensers and pull their gifts. Without the gifts, finances would drop. There could be less money for scholarships, staff, and