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Alarming statistics
Last week Joyce Brown, the guidance counselor at the high school, gave the School Board an alarming report concerning the increasing problem of teenage pregnancy among high school students.
According to her figures, eight of the girls graduating this year were pregnant, approximately one third of the class. In addition, two of the juniors were pregnant, two of the sophmores and one ninth grader.
Ms. Brown also reported that the results of an informal survey at the high school revealed that the average age at which teenagers become sexually active was 14 or 15.
She related to the school board that in May a group of ninth grade girls approached her to express their concern about the younger girls in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades, who, they said, were sexually active, but, in their minds, did not understand the risks.
The community involvement team that established the guidelines for the Family Life Education program should be commended for its efforts to teach family values to our students K through 12. The endeavor to include the serious roles played by such elements as family living, community relationships and development of a positive self image are to the point of what this type of program should convey. It is obvious that it was an extremely well-thought-out curriculum on many levels.
However, it is apparent that in some areas the program is not connecting to the students in an effective manner. The question is why?
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