Starting this fall, parents of Osseo junior and senior high students have a choice in sex education for their children. The latter course will cover reproductive biology and sexually transmitted diseases, but will confine its discussion of contraceptives to their health-related shortcomings.
Early signs indicate the abstinence program is popular.
Activists framed their campaign in rhetoric that educators could understand. But 51 percent of our students choose to be abstinent. These kids need support, too. Reformers established a positive image. Moreover, the reformers worked to retain the public-relations high ground by crafting careful responses to common criticisms.