One In 15 Students Have Chlamydia At An “Abstinence-Only” High School In Texas

[Judi Lynn]

Source: BuzzFeed

One In 15 Students Have Chlamydia At An “Abstinence-Only” High School In Texas

Texas state law requires an emphasis on abstinence over any other form of prevention in sexual education classes.

posted on May. 6, 2015, at 1:40 p.m.

Ema O'Connor
BuzzFeed News Reporter

Crane Public Schools in West Texas sent out a letter to high school and junior high parents last Friday regarding 20 confirmed cases of chlamydia among its 300 students.

So far only high school students have reportedly been affected; the letters were sent to junior high parents preventatively.

The letter began with “Crane Independent School District would like to make our parents aware … of a problem that has been identified in our teenagers…” but was otherwise a brief sexual education pamphlet about Chlamydia.

Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease that is on the rise. Several cases have been reported. It is a reportable disease that is mandatory to report … The number of cases reported from Crane and Upton County have been significant.

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Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/emaoconnor/chlamydia-outbreak-in-texas-high-school#.dmyrrYw7W

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[Ilsa]

1. You see, our kids don't have sex because

we didn't teach them how.

I wonder if the parents know how to prevent spread of Chlamydia.

[derby378]

2. Crane's a pretty isolated town

It's the only bona fide town in Crane County, although there's also an unincorporated settlement or two out there as well. This is deep in the heart of oil country.

[SoapBox]

4. So that must mean that there isn't anything else to do but...

go to church?

Oh! I guess there IS more to do!

[derby378]

6. My dad was raised in Gilmer, over in East Texas...

Back in the early 60s, Gilmer was probably as big as Crane is today. Dad told me the thing to do on a Saturday night in Gilmer was to hang out around the local Dairy Queen. You didn't necessarily go in to grab some food; you just drove around the building and killed time with your friends. Last I heard, that Dairy Queen is still there after all these years, though Gilmer has grown a little bit.

So yeah, you're probably right.

[packman]

3. Well, what can we say but---

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[SummerSnow]

5. Now, the parents have to get them antibiotics and I hope they have medical insurance.

I hope they wont listen to some church person tell them to pray away the disease.

[Psephos]

7. Ha Ha Ha - hilarious to hear about teenage chlamydia infections.

As long as they happen to kids in Texas, that is.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

8. Kids are smarter, and trickier than the parents and teachers on this one.

[LisaL]

12. I would think that if they were smarter, they wouldn't be getting chlamydia.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

16. Do you know how they acquire it?

[LisaL]

18. I think you can figure it out.

I will give you a clue. It's an STD.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

19. I thought they were abstinent.

[CanonRay]

9. I always remember a girl from rural Illinois telling me

there was nothing to do when she was a teenager but "drink and screw". Guess things haven't changed that much.

[Kelvin Mace]

10. That's just shy of 7% of the student population

I wonder how that compares to the public at large?

[LisaL]

11. Way above general population rate.

[Cryptoad]

13. Toilet Seats,,,,,,!

[freshwest]

15. No, no! It's in the water supply. Trust me! I'm posting anonymously on the intertubes! n/t

[heaven05]

14. this is what happens

when parents let 'leaders' like this make antiquated, archaic, obsolete decisions concerning a person's life choices. You can't legislate hormones. These type of american 'decision makers' are worse than any extreme religionist from any religion or religious government AROUND THE WORLD. Reality says: educate about the dangers and use prevention, not abstinence bullshit.

[Novara]

17. Yeah, I posted this story early this morning but it was shut down

as old news.

Whatever.

[MrScorpio]

20. How many are expecting as well? nt

[LisaL]

21. Chlamydia makes conception more difficult.

[du_grad]

22. What I'd like to know is how they know this?

Are the kids required to give a specimen? Chlamydia and Gonorrhea can be detected in a urine specimen, so women don't have to undergo a pelvic examination.

Our lab does many of these tests on a daily basis. There is a lot of STD's out there....

[MisterP]

23. K-L-A- ...