WAY TO GO RHODE ISLAND!

[pepperbear]

http://www.projo.com/news/content/projo_20060323_risexed23.daf84cc.html

A small pocket of logic in an otherwise volatile political climate. Thank goodness someone has common sense...and they JUST SAID NO!

[IndyOp]

1. They said no to what? Sex on the first date?

One has to register to read that paper - and I'd prefer not too. Could you add a couple of paragraphs to your original post from the article?

Is this about the ports?

:-)

[Greeby]

2. Requires membership

Could you give us the gist of it?

And of course RI is sane, look whos running for Senate there ;)

[Breeze54]

3. Please elaborate!! TY! n/t

[calico1]

4. No to an abstinence only sex education program n/t

[Jeanette in FL]

5. State says no to sex-education program (a snippet)

State says no to sex-education program
Objections to the program had been raised by the American Civil Liberties Union, which said the program promoted sexist stereotypes.



01:00 AM EST on Thursday, March 23, 2006
BY JOHN CASTELLUCCI
Journal Staff Writer



PROVIDENCE -- A federally financed abstinence-only sex-education program hasn't been approved by the state Department of Education and shouldn't be taught in Rhode Island public schools, State Education Commissioner Peter McWalters said.

The program, developed by the nonprofit group Heritage of Rhode Island, has been determined to be "NOT consistent with Rhode Island Health Education Standards," McWalters said in an advisory, which was posted on the Department of Education Web site and sent to all public school districts.

"This program therefore should not be offered as part of the public school health curriculum in Rhode Island schools," he said. McWalters issued the advisory last week, six months after the abstinence-only sex-education program was attacked by the Rhode Island Affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union.

In an interview yesterday, Rhode Island ACLU Executive Director Steven Brown said he was pleased by McWalters' decision because the abstinence-only sex-education program raises serious privacy issues, promotes "sexist" stereotypes and isolates lesbians and gays.

More at link.

[pepperbear]

6. SORRY ALL...

I didn't realize it was a registration site...because I was already registered. duh. again, a thousand apologies. great though isn't it?