Monday, April 5, 2010

Reports of right thinking and progress in Utah are greatly exaggerated

Sex education in Utah is miserable, but the Utah PTA wants to assure you it's not getting any better.
It seems some conservative groups were spreading some misinformation about an education bill, which was killed six weeks ago, and the PTA wants to set the record straight. Utah State PTA Health Commissioner Liz Zentner said this:
It should not have given the PTA a black eye, but through the erroneous information that went out from some groups, it made us look really bad.
What were these awful things the PTA were accused of trying to do? Talking about contraception and the fact that gay people exist! Utah's approach to sex education can be summed up in one word: "don't". Former PTA member Becky English's comment says it all:
I just really disagreed with, especially in Utah, the PTA taking a stand of pro-sex education.
How disgusting. Making an effort to prevent kids from getting pregnant or contracting diseases. No sir, not here in Zion. Here the pants stay sealed until the people are sealed for all eternity. That's the story and they're sticking to it. No matter what the stats say.

1 comment:

Clay said...

God forbid being "pro-education."
I hope that progressive parents pick up the slack, but that hope may be too optimistic.