The District Attorney of Juneau County Wisconsin, signed a new law that could hand out jail time for teaching comprehensive sex education in schools. This specifically includes teaching about how to properly use a condom and/or birth control. Teachers caught in violation of teaching on this subject could face 9 months in jail and up to $10,000 in fines. Can we all say WOW!?! I guess its safe to say stories about storks, birds, and bees may become a whole lot more common in High Schools in that area.
District Attorney Scott Southworth is said to be a devout Evangelical Republican. Wisconsin itself is very conservative and even has laws that can land teens under 17 in jail for having sex. Apparently the D.A. was offended when the Democratic Governor, Jim Doyle signed a state law requiring schools that teach sex education to include comprehensive teachings about contraceptives. He states that such teaching are encouraging minors to have sex and therefore assisting in illegal activity.
I imagine some people are in agreement with the new practice but there are many parents, teachers, and teens harshly speaking out against it. But there is a catch. Southworth can’t really override what is already state law. So in all likely hood even if he tries to prosecute someone in his district of Mauston Wisconsin, for teaching comprehensive sex ed , the case probably wont hold up in court because its legal in state law to do so. Which makes Southworth a true Cheesehead!
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-Erik
Wow that is crazy for real. What relaly gets me is when people say that teaching kids about safe sex and contraception is telling them it’s ok to do it. That’s not the case. It’s the same as showing someone where the fire extinguisher is when you see them with a lighter in their hand. Just because they have a lighter doesn’t mean they’re going to set the house on fire but if it should ever happen you want them to be able to prevent it from creating too much damage. Same concept children or not they’re going to make their own decisions it’s up to the parents to teach them how to make the right ones.
Yeah I agree I think people are unrealistic of the mentality of a teenager. People try hard to convince a teen to not have sex but if they never address what happens if they do then the kid will more likely make a poor choice out of ignorance or fear if and when it does happen.
Yeah cause if my kids think anything like I did in high school they would be home schooled