From: Jerry.Saville@f2051.n147.z1.fidonet.org (Jerry Saville)
Newsgroups: k12.ed.science
Subject: PREGNANCY SURVEY
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 92 13:05:00 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:147/2051 - The O.U. BBS, Norman OK

 -=> Quoting Kendra Corsi to All <=-

 KC> @EID:2b00 2b2678af
 KC> Hello, our names are Sara Pressly and Kendra Corsi.

Hi girls!
    I would love to answer your survey
 KC> 1.  How old are?
   I am 30 (old, hu)

 KC> 2.  What is your religious background? (optional)
   I am a Christian
 KC> 3.  Should classes be offered in school on sex education or should
 KC> that be left up to the parents?
   My first answer to that would be for the parents to do the job, but
   on second thought, many parents don't (mine didn't). So I think that
   someone must bear (pardon the pun) the responsibility. If that is the
   school, so be it. The problem comes when the school decides whose values
   to teach.
 KC> 4.  What is your personal view on teenage sex?
   I think that teenagers, with all of their experience, do not have enough
   "wisdom" (and I use the term lightly, even for adults) to make those
   kinds of decisions. A teenagers idea of long term commitment is for the
   rest of the simester. (No offence intended.. the truth hurts sometimes)
 KC> 5.  Do you think teenagers should be able to obtain contraceptives
 KC> easier?
   No.  It only puts undo pressure on both the boy and girl. It is another
   tool that (generally) the boy uses to pry open the resolve of the intended
   partner.
 KC> 6.  Should a teenage girl be able to obtain an abortion without
 KC> the consent of her parents or guardian?
   Again, no. These are decisions that even adults find hard to make. Why
   does society burden our young people with this?
 KC> 7.  Should classes be available for pregnant teens and those with
 KC> children about how to properly care for their child while in
 KC> the womb and growing up?
   Definitly!  Ignoring the problem does not make it go away. Did you know
   that single mothers make up most of the welfare reciepinets (sp?)?
 KC> 8.  Should day care centers be available at schools for teenage
 KC> mothers?
   If it will keep those girls in school, then I'm all for it.
 KC> 9.  Should counseling be offered at schools for pregnant teens and
 KC> their parents to talk about the situation?
   Many times there is already problems in the home before the pregnancy
   comes on the scene. Mediators are trained to air both sides of the
   story. My answer (if you havn't figured it out yet) is yes.
 10.  Do you think that
 KC> sex education classes has reduced the number
 KC> of teenage pregnancies?
   I am not up on the statistics, but I doubt it. Do you think that teaching
   kids how to shoot up is going to reduce the amount of junkies on the
   streets?
 11.  Is teenage pregnancies higher in big
 KC> cities as compared to
 KC> little cities? (population density)
   I have no idea. I grew up in a small town, and we had our share of
   young parents in high school.
 12.  How do most people react
 KC> to the pregnant teens?
   To the girls? Probably not very well. Even peers will look down on her.
   To the boys?  Not as negatively.  In a peer situation the boys are slapped
   on the back.  I don't buy into the idea, I just state it.
 13.  Do the girls at your school who are
 KC> pregnant stay in school or
 KC> drop out?
   No idea
 14.  Do the majority keep the baby, abort it, or give
 KC> it up for adoption?
   Adoption is on the rise in our country. It seems like our government
   almost wants these children to be killed. It is easier for them in the
   long run.
 15.  Do the partners of the pregnant teen take
 KC> responsibility in the pregnancy?
 16.  Do the majority of pregnant
 KC> teens get help from their parents
 KC> or not?
 17.  What is your personal view on the outrageous number
 KC> of teenage
 KC> pregnancies?
  I could write on this subject for pages, but I'll be brief. Have you looked
  in a magazine lately? What do you see on the cover? Some scantily dressed
  and impossibly beautiful woman with this "come hither" look on her face.
  And how about the adds? Scenes with men and women permantly entangled with
  one another. And how about the popular sit-coms? The topic of the day is
  sex! Their dress and manner just dr

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