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30 Ga. L. Rev. 887 (1995-1996)
Who's Raising the Kids: The Exclusion of Parental Authority in Condom Distribution at Public Schools

handle is hein.journals/geolr30 and id is 917 raw text is: WHO'S RAISING THE KIDS: THE EXCLUSION OF PARENTAL AUTHORITY IN CONDOM DISTRIBUTION AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS As teenage HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted disease (STD), and unwanted pregnancy rates continue to climb, schools are becoming more involved in controversial programs designed to alleviate these problems. The heightened school involvement in controversial sex education and disease prevention programs is driven by alarming statistics. Birth rates for unmarried teens have risen steadily over the past two decades, increasing 62% from 1980 to 1991 alone, resulting in a rate of 44.8 births per 1,000 women in the 15-19 age group.' More than 500,000 teens in this age group gave birth in 1991.2 The statistics concerning HIV/AIDS infection and other STDs among this age group are even more disturbing. The Centers for Disease Control indicate that the rate of gonorrhea among teens increased almost 50% from 1981 to 1991, with adolescents account- ing for 24-30% of the total reported cases in 1991.' The number of teens with the AIDS virus increased 65% between 1991 and 1992 alone.4 These statistics are cause for great concern, especially to parents, educators, and others seeking to play an active role in guiding and protecting our society's young. While everyone recognizes the severity of the crisis, there are profound disputes over the proper solution and the role our schools should play in attacking this problem. To combat the epidemic of teenage pregnancies, HIV/AIDS infection, and STDs, society must ensure that our children are armed with accurate information regarding the risks of sexual activity, as well as methods for reducing that risk. Although public schools are a good choice for dissemination of this ' Stephanie J. Ventura, Recent Trends in Teen.Age Child Bearing in the United States, STAT. BULL. (Metro. Life Ins. Co.), Oct. 1, 1994, Vol. 75, No.4. 2id. 'w rliam Adams, But Do You Have to Tell My Parents? The Dilemma for Minors Seeking H1V Testing and Treatment, 27 J. MARSHALL L REV. 493, 495 (1994) (discussing studies on adolescent HIV/STD rates). 4Id. 887

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