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voted 7-2 to adopt guidelines for a “family life” program that would inform students about con• tracreption, homosexuality, human reproduction and sexually transmitted diseases. ' Since no legislation has been drafted, area lawmakers are reluctant to commit themselves on the particulars of such a'program. C'
“This is a very complicated thing, andVhere are no easy answers, ” Sen. William A. Tmfcan (R-Fauquier/Clarke/Warren/ShenandoahVafiid in a recent interview.
Del. Raymond R. (Andy) Guest (R-Faiiquier/Rappahannock//Clarke/Warren) said that any state program should stress “values” and not solely dispense information.
Del. Guest, like many area colleagues, questions whether the state has any business specifying how localities should administer the ' program.
Del. William J. Howell (R-Fauquier/Staf„ ford/Fredericksburg), who succeeds Del. Thomas Moncure Jr., thinks sex education is heeded in public schools but also wonders whether the state is equipped to addresswthe problem.
Sen. Charles Waddell (D-Loudoun/Fairfax) said: “I’d like to see what the members of the General Assembly have before them before formulating an opinion.”
But Del. Kenneth B. Rollins (R-Fauquier/Loudoun) strongly opposes the idea of a statemandated sexuality curriculum.
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