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The Lion's Roar

    Keep sex in bed, not in class

    I hardly remember anything from sex education, a class I took in seventh grade. The only things I do remember are concepts I have learned in biology for what seems like a million times: gametes, zygotes, the process of reproduction through meiosis. As a young thirteen year old, I didn’t really care or pay that much attention in the class, but this is only one of the reasons I believe the bill to make sex education mandatory in all public schools in Louisiana should not be passed.
    The main issue I have with this bill is how it completely crosses the line between state government and home-life. The sexual education of children should be up to the parents. This also crosses boundaries with some religions. Certain religions, like Catholicism, have different beliefs when it comes to sex and how it should be presented. I don’t think the government should control such a personal part of our lives even though they defend this by saying it is considered “abuse.” I think they should have more trust in the parents of this country. Granted, there will always be special cases, but all in all, the parents and communities of this country have not done a bad job with raising their own children. We should have a little more faith and try not to “fix” every problem out there.
    The bill also extends to elementary and secondary schools, meaning pre-pubescent children will be exposed to this knowledge. Children shouldn’t be aware of this certain topic before they’ve even had a chance to undergo the changes necessary to be capable of the deed. Also, starting at such a young age, I feel this bill will actually backfire, increasing sex among teens. They will be familiarizing students with sex at such a ripe age to the point when thoughts of making the decision to engage in a sexual relationship, will be a normal thing to be taken lightly. It will change from something intimate and sacred to something of little importance. For those who don’t think this could be true, a classroom environment, even when lecturing on aspects of the real world, has a way of making what you’re learning become dreamlike or less believable. After all, your parents and their experiences have a better hold on you than the teachings from the rudimentary and rigidness of a classroom environment.
    I’m not saying we should completely do away with sex education. In fact, the class should still be offered, but it shouldn’t be mandatory and shouldn’t be offered younger children. The parents and communities as a whole should have the right to decide whether or not they want their children to take the class or to take it into their own hands.
     

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