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“No one’s teaching kids how to ‘Do it’” he said. “We’re teaching them coping skills, refusal skills.”
Peterson added that Erica Maller, who will be implementing the curriculum at the middle school level, will gauge the maturity of individual classes and students when teaching them the material.
Regardless, Maloney said that she’s not comfortable with her daughter, a 7th grader, receiving this curriculum. Last year, her daughter did go through the 6th grade curriculum, but Maloney said that the process used to approve that curriculum was more transparent.
“I am mostly concerned with the supplemental materials that came to the district through the recommendation of Brad Victor,” Maloney said, referring to the state-level sexuality education program Specialist
Peterson had a similar concern, panning Victor’s suggestion of using the urban-teen-focused curriculum “Making a Difference”.
“We decided that really wasn’t for us,” he said. “That was for a different audience.”
What the board did approve, which all the board members contacted said they read through, was a collection of photocopies from various sources.
But board member Diane Kunkel had concern that those photocopies were cobbled together too rapidly.
“It was rushed — the process was rushed and I think they could have done better,” she said.
Kunkel said that she’d like to see a way for the board to revisit the decision. Maloney, meanwhile, will have to rely on the opt-out form provided for parents by the district to withdraw her daughter from the 7th-grade level sexuality instruction.
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Does Mrs. Malony actually think that just because she has talked to her daughter about sex and has advised her to use absinents, that her daughter will listen?? I would much rather have my child know how to protect themselves if they decide to have sex than to complain about a class where they show kids how to use a condom. What has this world come to that we are afraid are kids might be doing something we don't approve. I live in the 21 century and know for a fact, my kids are no angels. They get into trouble just like all the other kids in his/her class. But I would rather them learn how to use a condom than how to put on a diaper.
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Re: Sex ed back on Scappoose front burners
Mrs. Maloney might want to look at her 7th grade daughters facebook pictures. Then she might decide that it is time for her to get out of the media and start spending time at home. A picture is worth a 1000 words I hope this will help her to understand that kids do things all the time that parents arent aware of or approve of.
"Take care of your home before you tell me how to take care of mine"
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