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Barrett told parents that the curricuâ€" lum was being revised all the time and it was not up for discussion at the board. A trustee would have to raise the issue at a school board meeting. Parents attending the information meeting about the sex education proâ€" gram raised a number of concerns including their own lack of input; instruction on condom use; and not enough emphasis on abstinence as a form of birth control. Folkens said CURE members believe the curriculum will encourage sexual behavior among teenagers because there is more on anatomical and statistical facts and not enough on abstinence. CURE members do not believe teenage sexual behavior should be a matter of personal choice and take issue with the contention that providing more facts to teens is the way to keep pregnancies down. She called the program irresponsible and inappropriate. "If we teach our children about sexuality without teachâ€" ing them moral values and the true conâ€" sequences of their actions, it will lead them into confusion, despair, and perâ€" haps even early death." We are not helping sexually active teenagers by encouraging them to go on," said Folkens. "Those who struggle with their sexuality should not be led onto the same destructive road. Those who wish to abstain should be comâ€" mended and made to feel confident in their decency." Folkens advocated teaching only abstinence in the sex education of Grade 9 health classes. The Grade 9 sex education program is taught in 10 lessons over a twoâ€"week period as part of health class. Superintendent of education, Graeme Barrett said the board does not teach sexual orientation or alternate lifestyles and, unlike the Toronto school board, does not teach about commercial sex or prostitution. The only difference between the proposed new and existing curriculums is the new focus on sexual assault, perâ€" sonal safety, and updated statistical information on AIDS, said Amos. The new information was based on student input and concerns. We are looking at social behaviors, not sexual behaviors," said Amos. During the meeting, Amos said stuâ€" dents look at traditional gender roles, but it has nothing to do with sexuality. They look at things like whether a man should feel comfortable getting flowâ€" ers; or whether a woman who pursues a career is a "good" mother. As well, they question traditional beliefs about such things as encouraging assertiveâ€" ness for males and passivity for females. "I think, and this is a personal opinâ€" ion, that underlying the whole thing is (the fear) that we are introducing that homosexuality is normal. And we have no intention of doing that," she said. However, Amos reiterated after the meeting the board that she has no intenâ€" tion of teaching sexual orientation. She said the teaching of androgyny â€" which includes role playing, games, and the questioning of traditional genâ€" der roles â€" is the first step towards a homosexual curriculum. "We see the beginnings of this (homosexual) curâ€" riculum with the promotion of androgyâ€" ny," said Folkens. Amos said abstinence is en%phasized However, it didn‘t allay the fears of parents like IIse Folkens, a mother of two public school students and the repâ€" resentative for the Halton branch of Citizens United for Responsible Education (CURE). (Continued from page 1) "I have said an unequivocal no. We don‘t teach alternate lifestyles. And we are not hiding it or concealing it in any way," she said. CURE wants seX educatlon based on abstlnence H (C ntinued froi rom pa g 1) the noram â€" hut thev mnet fallaw mainta "The mtiretaitmiraadl "They say they don‘t teach sexual orientation. But there is a proâ€"homosexâ€" ual bias in there (curriculum)," she Colette Squires â€" an Oakville parent â€" was not reassured by the comments of school board officials. Ricciardi, who lectures to teens on behalf of the Hamiltonâ€"based AIDS group says, "I think this is very dangerâ€" ous. Parents have their own beliefs. They may be teaching their children, but many don‘t and school boards have to teach to everyone." ‘"Teens have sex. Teens have been having sex for thousands of years," commented Brian Ricciardi, of AIDS Hamilton, who responded to one parent during the meeting. "And there are some in the group who will say no. But there is a need to address the whole » group. in the program, but they must follow Ministry of Education guidelines stipuâ€" lating high school sex education classes must be relevant to youths and that HIV and AIDS transmission be addressed in the classroom. 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