Last week a controversial bill was passed in Tennessee that would allow teachers and others to be sued by parents for allowing students to hug and participate in other ‘gateway sexual activity’ at schools.
From Time:
The controversial measure is intended to curb teen pregnancy and is an offshoot of the state’s growing abstinence-based sex education program.
At the heart of the matter, most of the controversy stems from the “gateway sexual activity” line, which remains vague and was not clearly defined before the bill went to vote. Some detractors argue that it could unreasonably punish teachers for allowing students to cuddle, hold hands or even hug, whether in the halls between classes or at a school dance.
According to the Associated Press, 60 Republicans and eight Democrats voted yes while 22 Democrats and one Republican voted against the bill.
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To be honest, I feel funny about seeing teens hugged up at school. I always think to myself..that better not be my daughter walking around school hugged up on a boy.
But I think that this probably starts at home and how we teach our kids to conduct themselves.
I think that is ridiculous, a Teacher’s responsibility it to teach and prepare those kids for college and/or the military. Teens are going to do whatever they want to do it doesn’t matter whether parents lock them up or give them free range, you can give teens the best advice and all the attention/love they need and want but they still will make the conscience decision to have sex if they want to no matter what parents do; but controling whether or not kids kiss or hug shouldn’t fall on the teacher’s, go ahead state officials pass meaningless crap to distract people.