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    Distributing Condoms to High School Students Distributing Condoms to High School Students High school students are a group of young and curious individuals. They suffer from the peer pressure of other students and are often judged by their social status. Everyone wants to fit in and most students will do anything to do just that. One of the popular topics of the age group (15-18) is who is sexually involved. Not knowing what is involved with sexual activity can be detrimental to a youths present

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    English 101 January 16‚ 2012 Argumentative EssayCondoms in High SchoolsCondoms should be handed out to high school students. There are situations in which many people have different opinions‚ however it is my belief that condom distribution in high schools allows children to open up and ask questions regarding sex‚ it accounts for a tremendous decrease in teen pregnancies‚ abortions and diseases‚ as well as a decrease in the amount of money spent on supporting unwanted teen pregnancies

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    Background A heated topic of debate among many parents and public high schools is sex. Further‚ what message would distributing condoms at high school say about sex? A majority of parents would agree that it sends a negative message out to impressionable teenagers‚ that being sexually active is socially acceptable and even expected. In Seventeen Magazine the article “Sexual Reality” by Anne Fearon it states that most school officials‚ and even doctors agree‚ that it does not send that message

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    Essay Type: Persuasive Essay The distribution of condoms in schools can be a very sensitive action. On one hand it can be argued that it encourages teenagers to become more sexually active. On the other hand‚ a well laid out plan to combat the reality of sex amongst teenagers‚ by making condoms available in high schools; can help reduce the risks involved; Such a plan should include understanding teenagers‚ educating them‚ and coming up with creative ways to reach them on their level. Teenagers

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    Condom Availability in High Schools across the Country Andrew W. Sampaio Tiverton High School In 1991 the New York City Board of Education created a program to make condoms accessible to all high school students upon request. The program caused parental disagreement and the school board was taken to court. Parents claimed that making condoms available to students was a health service and could not be provided to students. The board argued that the condom plan was not a medical service. They

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    United States. Which raises the question‚ Should condoms be available to teens in Texas high schools? Some parents and educators suggest that providing condoms in Texas high schools is condoning sexual behavior. Others believe that teens should have access to condoms to help protect their sexual health and an unwanted pregnancy. After considering both sides of the issues I strongly suggest that condoms be available for teens in Texas high schools so they are properly equipped to have safe sex and

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    Surveying of Condom Distribution In High School Based on a survey of condoms in High School‚ I have decided to write about the results and presented as a survey report. A survey was conducted at the local high school to get some of the students’ opinions on condoms being distributed in school. The following report is the results from the survey. The following questions were asked; what would it solve by putting condoms in school? Has it ever been done before? And do you think it will help? The

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    Ada Vargas 9/12/12 ENGL 111-D40 Argumentative essay Sex education in high schools High schools should provide better sexual education. Prevention is better than cure. The federal government should provide more information in schools and required sex education in the first year of high school. This is important because there are a lot of sexually transmitted diseases‚ teenage pregnancy‚ and teen abortions. Boskey (2011) stated that sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are “some of the most difficult

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    Should Condoms be distributed by Schools? By Amanda Guillermo May 09‚ 2009 Should condoms be distributed among secondary and high school students? The answer to that very controversial subject is yes. Yes condoms should be distributed among the students in secondary and high schools. The question is controversial due to the main subject it discusses: sex. Some schools today are distributing birth

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    Teen’s Health Causes Condom Distribution in Public High Schools The average age for the start of puberty is eleven years old. During adolescence‚ teens undergo changes within their bodies. This is the time where they begin to form their own identity. As a result‚ it leads to experimentation in a vast number of ways. Dress‚ personality‚ and drugs are all types of experimentation that teens go through. The most important is sexuality. Decisions being made by teens today are resulting in consequences

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