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<blockquote data-quote="PollyParent" data-source="post: 87913" data-attributes="member: 3822"><p><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: susiestar</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I also wonder where the school gets so much $$ for the health center??? Our schools are trying to cut back on office supplys. We have 2 district nurses who oversee medical plans. One nurse for elementary, 1 for middle, jr high and high school. That is it. No health center with docs and PA's to treat real health problems. This amazes me.</p><p></p><p>Susie</div></div> </p><p></p><p>It is unlikely that the school itself is providing all the funding for an on-site health center. Without knowing any of the details, this SOUNDS like a county or city public health program which operates in cooperation with the schools. There are counties which do this, and have found having access to the school system to be very effective in promoting public health initiatives and interventions.</p><p></p><p>Therefore, without knowing any of the details, I'd also hazard a guess that the provision of birth control pills is a public health initiative which needed approval form the school board before going into effect. </p><p></p><p>At that point, the public health office has a heck of a lot more information on the topic than your average school board.</p><p></p><p>Also, in terms of abstinence-only sex education in the public schools, there are laws which dictate the full health curriculum that public schools can provide. In California, schools who choose to offer sex ed must teach that abstinence is the only sure way to prevent the transmission of STDs, but children are also expected to learn about proper use of contraceptives, etc.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.californiahealthykids.org/c/@m4u5_u96rLWlw/Pages/lawsdbproduct.html?record@1250" target="_blank">http://www.californiahealthykids.org/c/@m4u5_u96rLWlw/Pages/lawsdbproduct.html?record@1250</a></p><p></p><p>PollyParent</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PollyParent, post: 87913, member: 3822"] <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: susiestar</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I also wonder where the school gets so much $$ for the health center??? Our schools are trying to cut back on office supplys. We have 2 district nurses who oversee medical plans. One nurse for elementary, 1 for middle, jr high and high school. That is it. No health center with docs and PA's to treat real health problems. This amazes me. Susie</div></div> It is unlikely that the school itself is providing all the funding for an on-site health center. Without knowing any of the details, this SOUNDS like a county or city public health program which operates in cooperation with the schools. There are counties which do this, and have found having access to the school system to be very effective in promoting public health initiatives and interventions. Therefore, without knowing any of the details, I'd also hazard a guess that the provision of birth control pills is a public health initiative which needed approval form the school board before going into effect. At that point, the public health office has a heck of a lot more information on the topic than your average school board. Also, in terms of abstinence-only sex education in the public schools, there are laws which dictate the full health curriculum that public schools can provide. In California, schools who choose to offer sex ed must teach that abstinence is the only sure way to prevent the transmission of STDs, but children are also expected to learn about proper use of contraceptives, etc. [url="http://www.californiahealthykids.org/c/@m4u5_u96rLWlw/Pages/lawsdbproduct.html?record@1250"]http://www.californiahealthykids.org/c/@m4u5_u96rLWlw/Pages/lawsdbproduct.html?record@1250[/url] PollyParent [/QUOTE]
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