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Page 10A — The Allen American — Wednesday, October 13, 1993
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dom, when properly used and com- •
bined with a spermicide, does re-
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shimb thanigec tala Greg TMene: X Per x Accordinst better quality, not more money
mann, a University of Texas at Dal- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Re- A •
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does not have the reputation of being And yet many school districts re- That two-word - 800000 solution. w ouia a broad based state tax to
a very tolerant, accepting place,” he fuse to teach what constitutes phrase is “suit-
said. “And that plays right into the proper condom use. able provision.”
AIDS epidemic. There’s an AIDS- A coordinator for health education It appears in the
aphobia: a fear atmosphere that’s in one district’s junior and senior following section:
not conducive for young people to high schools said it’s not taught be- “It shall be the
seek testing.” . cause of “the potential for being mis- duty of the
But in terms of prevention, some understood by some groups in terms Legislature of
parents see only one means. “Absti- of making judgment calls as to what’s this state to make
nence, they shout. And everyone right and what’s wrong.” suitable provision for the support and maintenance of an
agrees that abstinence is the desired If the argument, against teaching efficient system of free public schools.”
for young people.• the facts about condoms is morality, For more than two decades, a battle has been raging
But this is notthe best of all possi- consider the value of a human life, in the courtroom and the capitol building over various
Die worlds. Many young people are What could be more good and right interpretations of “suitable provision.” After it was ruled The main problem is that we’re focusing on the phrase
having sex and wui not give it up. than preserving life? If condoms are that this phrase implied equity, Texans were presented "suitable provision,” when we should be focusing on the
Imuy, they believe they re immortal helpful in achieving that goal, then with the so-called “Robin Hood” plan to equalize school phrase “efficient system,” which appears in the same
or at least immune. they are ultimately moral. funding across the state. sentence of the Texas Constitution. Instead of just
Applying de jure to de facto would Rorfurnatale this redistribution nroaram was voted spending more money, we need to do a better job at
then lead school districts to provide valerie Barna is the senior reporter/spe- , Fortunately, this redistribution program was voted educating our kids.
condom education—the pathof pru- cial projects writer for Harte-Hanks down at the ballot box. However, state legislators
dence. To do otherwise is to teach Community Newspapers. turned right around and approved another version of the The 1991 Random House Webster’s College Diction-
^^^^^^^.^^^^^^^.^^^^^ plan. ary defines “efficient” as: “1. performing or functioning
elimination instead of risk reduction. Immediately, new lawsuits were filed: Some by peo- effectively with the least waste of time and effort; com-
They concentrate on teaching kids ple in property-poor districts who still don’t think they’re petent; capable. 2. satisfactory and economical to use.
how to resist peer pressure, encour- getting enough funding, and some by folks in property- 4. using a...resource with maximum efficiency.
From 9A age secondary virginity and carefully rich districts who are understandably upset about being Does that sound like our public school system? As far
An abstinence-based program is fac- and fully explain the reasons for re- robbed.as being "economical," private schools spend far less per
tual, sexuality instruction taught in a - ----------aosunent. On Oct. 4, a new school® finance trial will begin in student than public schools, yet with far superior re-
moral context. It describes consequ- Currently the teaching of “risk re- Austin. It will be presided over by Scott McCown, the suits. This is because they concentrate on the “3 R’s”
ences of sexual activity and empha- duction” with condom use is disprop- notorious Travis County District Judge who created a instead of spending their time on sex ed and ex-
sizes exercises on how to resist peer ortionate to the teaching of “risk eli- mess when he ordered the Legislature to come up with a perimental social training. And those schools with reli-
pressure. It teaches the freedoms mination." When we endorse that new way to finance education. This time around, gious ties teach something that is missing, but sorely
that accompany abstinence, the emphasis of sex education McCown will consider whether or not to allow the Texas needed, in many public classrooms — traditional Judeo-
appropriate dating behavior, com- teaching be on “risk reduction,” we Association of School Boards to join the lawsuit. Christian values.
munication with parents and mar- are endorsing the philosophy of The TASB wants to address the question of whether In “Human All-too-Human” (1878), F W Nietzsche
riage and family planning. It does this acceptable loss. or not there is “adequate funding for schools. In other wrote: “In large states public education will always be
from a moral as well as an academic one local school district is words, the focus has been shifted from the issue of equal mediocre, for the same reason that in large kitchens the
perspective, teaching that condoms, when prop- funding to enough funding as the definition of suitable cooking is usually bad.” This certainly explains the prob-
Abstinence-based programs that any used, have afailure rate of only provision." (McCown is expected to rule on whether the lem in Texas. But the cooks ought to work on improving
are having a positive impact, as it 2.t0.3 percent. your child were a “adequacy” issue is relevant to the lawsuit.) the cuisine before they start marking up the prices on
relates.to reduced pregnancies and victim of that small failure rate, , , . a : the menu
increased long-term virginity among would you consider it an acceptable The TASB isn t satisfied that we re now redistributing c -
teens, include the “Sex Respect” loss? wealth. Now, they want more money. Many of the
and “Teen-Aid Inc.” programs. Sandy Manning is a staff writer for bigger school districts in the state are expected to sup- Jack Chambers is a statewide syndicated columnist and a
These programs emphasize risk Harte-Hanks Community Newspapers, port the TASB s efforts. radio and TV talk show host in Austin.
Abstinence
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to hold fair
The Collin County-Plano
Christian Women’s Club will hold
a Country Craft Fair Auction and
Luncheon featuring handcrafted
items for the upcoming holiday
season and delicious homemade
baked goods for sale.
The luncheon will be from noon
to 2 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 18 at
the Harvey Hotel in Plano.
Call Debbie Harvey at 618-
7394 for reservations and addi-
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Collin Texas Exes
sponsor fund-raiser
The North Collin County Chap-
ter of The University of Texas
Ex-Students Assocation will have
its third annual rummage sale
Saturday at 1620 W. Louisiana St.
(next to Chief Auto Parts) in
McKinney.
The sale will begin at 8 a.m. and
all proceeds will benefit the North
Collin County Texas Exes Scho-
larship Fund.
The scholarship fund welcomes
your tax deductible cash contribu-
tions of clothing, furniture and
other items. The chapter is a non-
profit organization.
Anyone interested in helping
promote the continuing education
of a North Collin County student
at The University of Texas at Au-
stin is invited to drop by the sale.
If you have items you’d like to %
donate to the scholarship fund,
call Greg Windham at 542-1603.
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