April 10, 2008 8:45 AM
Bisbee Arizona prom condom giveaway
Prom Bag Pushes Kids into the SackBisbee, Arizona used to be known as a peaceful old mining town, but the city that was once rich in tradition is now rife with controversy. Against the wishes of several area parents, the local Bisbee School Board voted this week to include condoms in the "prom bags" it gives away to teenagers at the annual dance. By a 4-1 majority, administrators gave their official blessing to a night of sexual indulgence. Only one board member, Millicent Kasun, had the good sense to vote against the idea. Despite all the hype, the local newspaper covered the story with the same nonchalance it must reserve for the weather report.
Read rest of article from Family Research Council here
Not a peep from the mainstream media - or what Laura Ingraham calls the Dinosaur Media, as far as I can tell. A Google news search reveals only an article in WorldNetDaily.
Note to parents: the prom is not even the same as you remembered it. Sign up to chaperone and you'll see that no one's been exaggerating when they say school dances are out of control. You can hear what students say in my book Dirty Dancing at the Prom and Other Challenges Christian Teens Face: How Parents Can Help.
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Comments
That was the town where I had my honeymoon. It is a total "hippy" town and the majority of the place smells of pot. I have to say that I am not terribly surprised.
It is a beautiful place to visit though.
Posted by: paigeu | April 10, 2008 3:17 PM
I'm a parent of a high school student in Bisbee and active in school events. Every parent I know supported this. Let's live in the real world. I would much rather my child not have teen sex - for many reasons - but the fact of the matter is if he does, I don't want him to die from it or impregnate a girl. Contrary to what seems to be on the net and Fox news, I am quite sure that our kids here are not the only ones in the country who are having sex in high school.
Posted by: Emily | April 11, 2008 3:00 PM
Bisbee is certainly not a hippie town and the majority does not smell like pot. I don't think having your honeymoon here qualifies one as an expert on our town.
The facts on how this came about are not known to all the folks from out of state who have involved themselves in this - and frankly, it's not their business. There was not one single parent who attended the board meeting who expressed their wishes against the condoms - not one. If parents are interested and want a voice then get involved BEFORE something happens that they do not approve of. Don't sit home while others are working hard to be involved and then start yelling that they don't like what happened. I'm not sure where the statement came from on this site "against the wishes of several parents" but it is simply not the case.
I know as a child/family therapist (in the trenches working with kids including many pregnant teens) and parent of a teenager, that making condoms available does not "push" kids into the sack as stated here. That is as absurd as likening this to passing out needles to encourge kids to shoot drugs as some of the web sites are stating. That sort of hyperbole does nothing to encourage meaningful discussion. . . and it certainly does not address the national problem of teen pregnancy and STD's.
Posted by: Faye | April 11, 2008 7:34 PM
Any parent worth his salt would forbid their child from going to the Bisbee prom. Take a stand parents. Don't just roll over.
Posted by: Terry | April 13, 2008 10:20 PM
This has been blown way out of proportion. There has only been those select few who are making it a big deal. You can't ignore the fact that some teenagers have had sex already. And guess what guys, we had condoms last year too!!
Posted by: BHS Student | April 14, 2008 2:43 PM
OK heres how we in bisbee look at it. How many kids in the us are having sex at very young ages and NOT usun g protection. I am a parent of 3 kids and i have friends that go to BHS and i applod the school district for allowing this not 1 year but 2 years in a row.i would much rather know that there having safe sex or no sex than unprotected sex.!!!
Posted by: Steven | April 20, 2008 11:21 PM
"Bisbee is certainly not a hippie town and the majority does not smell like pot."
Ummm. . . I don't know what you're smoking, but Bisbee definitely IS a leftover hippie town, filled with artists, musicians, peace-loving, earthy-crunchy, counter-cultural types. Depending on what part of Bisbee you are in, you'll see and smell weed on a regular basis. *shrug* That's just the way it is. . . And that's why a lot of people settle there.
Posted by: Once Upon a Bisbee | November 24, 2008 12:09 AM
