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kelliem ([personal profile] kelliem) wrote2008-04-02 03:45 pm
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I... wha????

Survey: Fla. Teens Believe Drinking Bleach Will Prevent HIV, Some Teens Also Believe Mountain Dew Will Stop Pregnancy

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A recent survey that found some Florida teens believe drinking a cap of bleach will prevent HIV and a shot of Mountain Dew will stop pregnancy has prompted lawmakers to push for an overhaul of sex education in the state. The survey showed that Florida teens also believe that smoking marijuana will prevent a person from getting pregnant. State lawmakers said the myths are spreading because of Florida's abstinence-only sex education. They are proposing a bill that would require a more comprehensive approach, the report said. It would still require teaching abstinence but students would also learn about condoms and other methods of birth control and disease prevention. The bill just passed its first vote in a committee.

I just... have no words. None.

[identity profile] cattraine.livejournal.com 2008-04-03 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
Love how the bible belt maintains its Cloak of Ignorance at the cost of its children.

[identity profile] kelliem.livejournal.com 2008-04-03 05:10 pm (UTC)(link)
It just amazes me that people would rather their kids DIED than get any sex education.