Maine middle school to offer birth control

Birth control pills are available to girls as young as 11 years of age at King Middle School in Portland, Maine. It is the first middle school to permit birth control pills, condoms, and patched available at their health center after an outbreak of pregnancies. The treatment at the center is confidential under state law, which allows the student to decide whether or not to notify their parents. A spokeswoman for the National Assembly on School –Based Health Care said “It’s very rare that middle school do this”.
Three middle schools in Portland reported 17 pregnancies during the past four years, not including miscarriages or terminated pregnancies. The School Committee approved in offering birth control pills, but was not sure whether it would be contributed this year or next. The birth control prescriptions will be given to girls after they undertake a physical exam by a physician or nurse. Many of the parents feel uncomfortable about the school encouraging birth control pills, which could in fact put students at risk of cancer because of hormones in the pill. Supporters say that this is not encouraging kids to be sexually active, but is to be given out to those who engage in such activities to prevent pregnancies.
In the 1900s School committees were focusing on improving education for middle school students. Middle school was a place of innocence and learning. Students would be seen playing games and enjoying their youth. Nowadays, Kids as young as 11 are maturing physically and mentally pondering questions about their sexuality. They being to grow up beyond what is expected, causing the issue of pregnancy to arouse. The media is one of the causes that I think could in fact be brainwashing young people to become physically active. Present television shows such as Life with Derek on The Disney channel promotes the idea of having many different “girlfriends” at the same time, from what I recall upon watching this show.