I'm doing a health project and I have to get people's opinion: Should they have condoms in schools washroom?

Please support your answer too, and also should they put it in MIDDLE schools? Because many teens, 13-14 are getting pregnant.

Honestly I don't think they should put it in high school, it encourages people that sex is OK aslong as you're using condoms, but people may think differently...

Please reply and I really appreciate it.

Uhh no, I don't think it's ok to put condoms in bathrooms, I agree with what you said about how it makes it seem like it's "ok" to do it. But anyways thats why there are clinics right? o.o

Uh no. Definitely not in the school bathrooms. That would just make it seem like they're encouraging students to have sex during school hours on campus. Plus, you KNOW some more immature students are going to take them and do stupid things with them. The condoms shouldn't be that accessible.
You're supposed to provide free condoms at the health center/nurse's office.

and NO condoms in middle schools. I'm sure there is a minority of middle school students who are sexually active, but in general they haven't reached the maturity level yet.

I think they shouldnt
the fact that they are makes kid want to do it more

free clinics are there for a reason and i think that they should have sex-ed much younger
and also help teens put on a condom

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I personally don't think it makes a difference to students whether they do or don't put condoms in restrooms at school. Either way, many students are going to do it anyways; they already do. I think this does make it safer for some students because they can get condoms in the privacy of a restroom, lol. But... I'll say no because it does make it seem like schools are saying it's okay to have sex since they're providing the condoms and a lot of it is about morals to me.

No, if they're already having sex, then they should be responsible enough to go buy protection themselves, without the school.
As for young girls getting pregnant because they were willing to have sex, they should have been aware of what can occur. It can be a life long lesson that they deserve.
The school shouldn't hold the responsibility of providing protection just so teens can have sex. >_>

Nah. Condoms migiht make people want to 'do it' more because it's more safer and easier. And I don't like looking at stuff that belongs in private..

I think that it would fine to put condoms for sale in washrooms, but bump up the price to like.. $1 for one.

It mighttt encourage students, or might not. It is the student's decision to choose whether to have sex or not.

I agree with Chinese tears above that either way, students are gonna do it anyways.



Plus, a $1 per condom = more money for the school. haha =]

Doesn't the school nurse sell them anyways?

ummmm no.
dont schools provide them for free in the health room anyways?
and charging money would make them lest likely to use them even more.

no, because it's only encouraging them. you're gonna see condoms lying around. O_O
but yeah i reckon they should be more expensive in schools, if they are providing them.

Washrooms, nah. It's a little awkward. What should be in wash-rooms are tampons and pads as well as medication. Condoms should be kept in a more safer environment like Nurse's office so they can regulate temperature and make sure they're not old.

Middle school, it would really depend. The schools would all need to offer some kind of a comprehensive sexual education (NOT JUST ABSTINENCE) in order to take advantage of having condoms on campus.

Having condoms on campus would NOT encourage sex, rather it would encourage that if you DO have sex, be smart about it.



Errrr, I hate these kind of responses. Putting all the blame on a young girl. Why do they deserve to be bogged down by a child? You want to pay more taxes? (Most single-parent mothers and high school mothers never move out of the working class) It is responsibility of the school to provide protection -- especially when students are spending so much time there than at home now.

I'm usually ok about teens having so long as they're above the legal age. But selling condoms in school regardless of high school or middle school is really not good.

Sure you're promoting safe sex but should you be promoting sex to be a casual thing like tampon?

no. because it seems like it would be a little more accepting of sex (safe or not) and on school grounds

No. That's just asking for trouble. Knowing my school, I'd bet people would throw them around the quad. Bad idea.

Oh my. No of course. You go to school to learn something, not to have sex. o.O
That's just not the right place. And I agree with a lot of people here, condoms in the washroom only will stimulate people to have sex.

My school has condoms in its washrooms and I think it's completely absurd. Are they promoting people having sex at school or something? IDGI.

No, that shows the school is ok with sex. Sex during HS is wrong IMO, but there are some people who think it's ok since they're in "love" Kids..

I'm not putting the blame onto the young girl necessarily, but if a young girl is ALREADY having sex in middle school/high school and believe she's responsible enough to have sex, then she should've known that she could become pregnant anyways. She's decided to have sex, she should take all the responsibilities that come along with it. This is my own opinion though.

As in school providing protection in my previous response, I think you misunderstood me. Haha~ I meant the school shouldn't provide condoms and so forth.
I agree with you on how it's the school's responsibility to provide protection for students, but not THAT type of protection. (Condoms, you know?)

I don't care what age anybody is, I think the only place they should put condoms on is in the privacy and intimacy of their own home (or car).

I agree with what everyone else has said. xP

No. >>;

Yes, I think they should put condoms in the school bathroom. they have it in vending machines already.
I don't think that putting condoms in the bathrooms encourage sex. That's what people say about sex ed, but research was done and abstinence only sex ed does not make kids not want to have sex. i think that kids are going to have sex no matter what, and if they are then at least they should be protected and have safe sex. I'm pretty sure most kids would be embarassed to buy it anyways

what? noo, not at school. thats just kinda encouraging them to have sex, but then again, safe sex is better than unsafe.

it's a school bathroom not some sleezy hotel lol.
promoting safe sex is good, but school is about educating safe sex not necessarily practicing it? lol

Hahah I can already imagine a bunch of angry parents attacking the school board.

Parents get mad over Harry Potter... now that's saying something.

uh.............no.

it would encourage sex in school bathrooms.

yuck.

No. I don't think so. My school has a teen clinic where people may go get one or some. I don't think putting it in the bathroom is necessary. It probably encourages students to have sex during school hours..

and in middle schools? I think the kids just need more education about the topic and the consequences.. although it may not work for some kids, I still think that is helpful.

There are condoms in university dorms bathroom.

In HS or even MS, I like to say yes for protected sex, but that means it is okay to have sex at a younger age...esp in MS. So. I think okay in HS but not okay in MS.

offtopic but: i think teens who are sexually active should be charge for getting pregnant. Both females and males. (the father of the baby).

Yes. Especially in high schools in Mississippi. You can't deter teens from having sex - it's
human nature, but you can take safety measures to keep teen pregnany, STDS and etc. down.

NO. Like you said, it encourages students to believe that having sex is okay and that by using a condom, they're guaranteed protection. If a student is sexually active, he/she should know to carry one around. And oh my gosh, what if people start having sex in the washrooms because of that?

Er, of course not.

Because if they're in washrooms, people will be like "well, we can have all the sex we want because there are condoms" and it's basically promoting people to have sex, but just to do it safely.

If they're horny enough to want sex, they should buy it themselves.
Or get them from Planned Parenthood or something. But not in school washrooms.

no <<;;
it's like saying a yes to sex <<;;

OMG. NO.

THAT WILL INSTITUTE SEX IN THE BATHROOM, WHICH IS A BIG NO.

IT'S GOING TO INFLUENCE PEOPLE TO THINK THAT ITS 'OK' TO HAVE SEX WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG, AND SINCE CONDOMS ARE IN THE WASHROOMS, THEY'LL 'THINK' THAT ITS OKAY TO HAVE SEX SINCE THE 'SECURITY' IS PROVIDED FROM PREGNANCY, ETC.


THAT WILL BE A HORRIBLE DISASTER

People keep saying that condoms in bathrooms will teach kids that sex is okay and that's bad, but since when is having sex not okay? What's the difference between an 18 year old high school senior and an 18 year old college freshman, assuming that these students having sex aren't minors (which is hardly the case)? Kids who aren't inclined to have sex in high school won't have sex in high school, regardless of whether or not condoms are that easily accessible. And kids who do want to have sex will have sex. It's not as if condoms in the washrooms will make it "easier" to have sex; they're easily accessible enough already - just ten bucks for a 12-pack or a couple of dollars for three at the nearest drugstore. Anyone can buy condoms. Do you really think students who don't consider having sex during high school would suddenly change their minds after seeing a condom dispenser in the bathroom?



What's so horrible about knowing that you're not going to give your partner an STD? Or impregnate her? If young people are going to have sex, and I believe they will do it if they want to, shouldn't condoms be distributed freely so that they're being safe, at the very least?

And I seriously doubt people will start having sex during school hours just because condoms are within easy reach. What deters students from having sex during school hours isn't the availability of condoms, it's because of the fact that it's school hours! What deters most people from having sex in public isn't the availability of birth control; what keeps people from having sex in public is the fact that they don't want to be seen while doing something so intimate. I'd say birth control has little to nothing to do with having sex in bathrooms.

Since when was sex a bad thing? Get out of your conservative frame of mind and truly think about the benefits that this could have to society. Teens have sex regardless if you put condomns in the bathrooms or not and some teens do have sex. So instead of shunning the practice, give them some safety advice and show them that if they do think about getting their freak on (which IS human nature) use protection to decrease the risks of teen pregnancy, STDS, etc.




What in the heck are you talking about? People have sex in washrooms everyday. Its common for teens to carry around protection (better safe than sorry).

I don't think it'd matter either way. If you put condoms in school bathroom then it's not going to all of a sudden make kids want to have to sex. It's going to help those who already have sex gain the condoms easier ... as if it's hard to begin with anyway. Our school nurse's offices has condoms and it doesn't mean the my school is full of sex addicts.

I think they should have condoms. I highly don't think that a boy will randomly go into the girl's bathroom and viceversa. It's easier for students who want to have safe sex because I highly doubt teens go into a drugstore and buy condoms. I think it would be better for them to be in girl's bathroom though. I don't think girls would take them and like pull pranks during school with them. And I rather encourage safe sex than unsafe sex. And I don't think it's going to encourage students to have sex. Sex is a personal decision whether there's protection readily available or not.

Definitely, no matter if it means they can have sex or not the goal of having the condoms out is to reduce teen pregnancy/unwanted pregnancy and STDS. If condoms become harder to get then watch there be a jump in the rise of STDS. Currently, a new study shows that 1 in every 4 girls in the U.S. has or has had a STD this is for ages below 18/21 forgot which.

People who said that it encourages sex, well sex is inevitable and if it happens better to have it happen safe. In school, i'm the one passing out condoms because I volunteer at some health clinic places that gives boxes of condoms and I pass it out to people who ask in school. Some kids are to shy to ask like the counselor or something.


LETS CONDOMS BE ACCESSIBLE! Prevent STDS from happening. remember... for girls, remember herpes COULD be transfered through sitting on the toilet seat! and in general a simple handshake with the person after he/she scratched their area ... could pass it on to YOU.