THIS IS TOTALLY SICK!!! Chicago to teach kindergarteners SEX ED!!!

This is definitely a tough one-I understand where the schools are coming from-younger kids are developing sooner, emphasis is on sexuality (media, music), STDs are more the fear than pregnancy these days...on the other hand, this is not the schools place, it's the parents.

I do agree with teaching young students about bullying, healthy relationships, family, feelings, and inappropriate touching from kindergarten and every year after! These are things that apply to every grade (and able to be tweaked to fit the age range), should be taught by the parent and reiterated by the school..think about it-if a parent is abusing their child, they won't be teaching them that inappropriate touching is wrong. Same goes for family/feelings/healthy relationships-I think of it as a built in psychologist. If someone had told me HOW to identify my feelings and coping mechanisms that I could use, perhaps I wouldn't have struggled so much my pre/teenage years. Or that the friends I chose were not part of a healthy relationship, not simply because they did drugs-like i was taught-but instead because they did not give me support or want me to better myself.
Bottom line? Anything dealing with healthy SELF should be taught from kindergarten.

The sexuality and teaching of the body---that's where there's the gray area. Can you teach about inappropriate touching without defining 'penis' or 'vagina'? Does the teacher use 'pee-pee' 'down-there' or actual anatomical names? There was sex-ed offered in 5th grade at my school, but it was optional. Girls and boys were separated, we learned anatomy of both systems, menstruation, how sperm and egg join to form a baby...Maybe that's it-make it optional. Even for high school-allow it to be taught, but allow parents to opt out if they want.

You are talking about Chicago remember?

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In this specific situation....it may not be a bad idea.
...unless you want MORE of them on welfare and EBT cards.

What kind of sex ed is age appropriate?

I don't see an issue with age appropriate sex ed. I'd be more excited to see the outrage at the fact the vast majority of kids in that area in middle and high school cannot read or write.

You are talking about Chicago remember?

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In this specific situation....it may not be a bad idea.
...unless you want MORE of them on welfare and EBT cards.

Chicago is a poster child of what Obama envisions for all of Amerika.

I wonder how long before it goes the way of Detroit?

Get fucking real. 4-5 years old kids don't need to be taught about sex-ed.

Start sex-ed at 11-12 years old, not before.

But it could have the opposite effect. Could be Libs trying to extend their voter base.

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The new policy, which the Chicago Board of Education passed Wednesday, mandates that a set amount of time be spent on sex education in every grade, beginning in kindergarten. Chicago has the third-largest public school system in the country, with 431,000 students.

“It is important that we provide students of all ages with accurate and appropriate information so they can make healthy choices in regards to their social interactions, behaviors and relationships,” Barbara Byrd-Bennett, the CEO of the Chicago Public School System, said in a statement. “By implementing a new sexual health education policy, we will be helping them to build a foundation of knowledge that can guide them not just in the preadolescent and adolescent years, but throughout their lives.”

Under the new policy, the youngest students – the kindergartners — will learn the basics about anatomy, reproduction, healthy relationships and personal safety. Through the third grade, the sex-ed lessons will focus on the family, feelings and appropriate and inappropriate touching. In the fourth grade, students will start learning about puberty, and HIV. Discussions will emphasize that the virus cannot be transmitted through everyday contact such as shaking hands or sharing food.

From the fifth through the 12th grade, the emphasis will be on reproduction, the transmission and prevention of HIV/AIDS, and other sexually-transmitted diseases, bullying and contraception, including abstinence.


what the fucking fuck???

Chicago is nothing like Detroit.

You fucking get real. These kids aren't being taught how to have sex, did you even read your own post? They will be taught about gender and family issues at younger ages. Being able to tell what sexual abuse is and being able to report it.

Yeah right!
More likely they will be taught that homosexuality is their true sexual nature and heterosexuality is an Obamaination.

Any teacher that would stand in front of a classroom of 4 & 5 year olds and teach children (who's only interest at that age are toys & playing) about sex, should have their heads smeared with honey and buried up to their chins beside an ant hill.

i have a problem with the schools assuming more and more of the parent's role in their child's life, so this stuff needs to go back home where it belongs.

your second point however, is a great one and i applaud you.

I don't see an issue with age appropriate sex ed. I'd be more excited to see the outrage at the fact the vast majority of kids in that area in middle and high school cannot read or write.

Chi-CONGO

[link to abcnews.go.com]
The new policy, which the Chicago Board of Education passed Wednesday, mandates that a set amount of time be spent on sex education in every grade, beginning in kindergarten. Chicago has the third-largest public school system in the country, with 431,000 students.

“It is important that we provide students of all ages with accurate and appropriate information so they can make healthy choices in regards to their social interactions, behaviors and relationships,” Barbara Byrd-Bennett, the CEO of the Chicago Public School System, said in a statement. “By implementing a new sexual health education policy, we will be helping them to build a foundation of knowledge that can guide them not just in the preadolescent and adolescent years, but throughout their lives.”

Under the new policy, the youngest students – the kindergartners — will learn the basics about anatomy, reproduction, healthy relationships and personal safety. Through the third grade, the sex-ed lessons will focus on the family, feelings and appropriate and inappropriate touching. In the fourth grade, students will start learning about puberty, and HIV. Discussions will emphasize that the virus cannot be transmitted through everyday contact such as shaking hands or sharing food.

From the fifth through the 12th grade, the emphasis will be on reproduction, the transmission and prevention of HIV/AIDS, and other sexually-transmitted diseases, bullying and contraception, including abstinence.


what the fucking fuck???

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lol. Sure asshole. the UN wants American schools to teach sex ed.

By the way, it's shameful that you tied up your dog's ears like that. SHAMEFUL.

Can't be said often enough. You people are crazy, fearful and STUPID!

wtf? seems like everything in chicago is done backwards, this should really be done in 5th or 6th grade

Yep, that sums up the average retard on this thread.