Great News: Provincetown Schools Now Handing Out Condoms to Kids of Any Age

Can't say I'm surprised by this--it is Provincetown, after all--but seriously, is some nurse going to be handing condoms to a 7-year-old if he asks for one, assuming the kid even knows what one is? Are they going to have kids sizes available?

Students in Provincetown – from elementary to high school – will be able to get free condoms at school, under a policy passed earlier this month, even though their parents might object.

“We know that sexual experimentation is not limited to an age, so how does one put an age on it?” said Superintendent Beth Singer, who wrote the policy unanimously passed two weeks ago by the Cape Cod town's School Committee.

“It’s about availability; we’re not handing 'em out like M&M’s,” said committee chairman Peter Grosso.

It's about availability? So if they're out the little kiddies go on a waiting list until some are available?

The policy, which requires school nurses to supply condoms to any student who asks, was met with criticism by some parents, particularly over the possibility of preschoolers acquiring condoms. But Singer insists that if an especially young child requests a condom, the nurse will ask the student’s motive and act accordingly.

“If that were to happen, we would deal with it in a professional and appropriate way,” she said. “I don’t anticipate that this policy is going to affect youngsters. It’s there for adolescents. ... We do know from research” that children now have sex at a younger age.

Jeanmarie Kaeselau, 41, who has a fifth- and an eighth-grader in the school system, said today that she is uncomfortable with the policy, which takes effect next school year.

“That’s a little weird,” she said, adding that she would be "uncomfortable" if her fifth-grade son came home with a condom. “I’d rather have him come to me.”

Sorry to let Ms. Kaeselau in on a little secret, but your kid won't be coming to you asking for a condom.

This is just another school district deciding it know better than parents and they're overstepping the role that schools serve, or at least used to.

Plus it's a total waste of funds since if you've ever been in Provincetown you'll know condoms are available pretty much anywhere, so if any youngsters want them they can just walk into a store a buy them, no questions asked.

H/T Spitfire Murphy.

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German Invents 'Spray-On' Condom to Fit All Sizes

Good news for men whose penises are either so large or so small that they can't find a condom to fit them: A German inventor has come up with a sprayed-to-measure system that should ensure a snug fit for even the most unusual sizes.

A German condom expert has developed a "spray-on condom" system in the form of a pump that squirts out liquid latex through a multitude of nozzles that cover the erect member with a latex sheath in a matter of seconds.

"If you go into a drug store to buy condoms, the ones they sell are mainly suited to men with the average penis length of 14.5 centimetres (5.51 inches), but a lot of people have penises that are smaller or larger than that," Jan Vinzenz Krause, director of the Institute for Condom Consultancy, told SPIEGEL ONLINE.

"We thought why not come up with a condom that fits the man rather than vice versa? This would represent a revolution in the condom market," said Krause, whose institute gives sex education as well as providing advice on AIDS prevention and contraception.

He has filed for a patent for the latex spraying system he invented. "As far as I know our idea is unique," said Krause.

He admits he will have to overcome some legal hurdles and technical niggles before he can bring the product to market, but he already has a working prototype and says the system can cater for most sizes.

We just hope it's environmentally friendly.

Of course, since there's an increased cost, no doubt there'll be calls for the government to help supply this breakthrough technology for those who are also disadvantaged economically.

The spray-on condom will be more expensive than conventional ones. The chamber will cost around €15 to €25 ($22-36) and the liquid latex refills, which produce between 10 and 20 condoms depending on size, will be priced at between €7 and €10. That amounts to around €1 per condom, compared with around 50 cents per conventional sheath.

Aussie Kids txt 4 Free Condoms

Wonderfully innovative and sure to be a hit with the kids, especially the shy, lazy ones.

Kids txt 4 free condoms

Teenagers celebrating the end of high school will be able to order free condoms by text message as part of a national sexual health campaign.

Marie Stopes International provides sexual and reproductive healthcare services in a number of countries, and for the next month will operate the SMS service to coincide with schoolies celebrations.

The organisation's acting chief executive Jill Michaelson said there was still a stigma among young people associated with buying condoms from supermarkets and pharmacies. Statistics show about 20 per cent of young people have had unprotected sex.

"A lot of young people are quite self-conscious about buying condoms and some just don't have the money to do it," Ms Michaelson said.

By sending their details to 19-SEX-TXT, teenagers will receive two condoms in a discreet white envelope - just in time for schoolies week.

Only two?