School Heads Won't Agree On Sex Study; Usurping Home's Function, One Says
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Title
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School Heads Won't Agree On Sex Study; Usurping Home's Function, One Says
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Creator
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Anonymous
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Description
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Brooklyn Daily Eagle was an afternoon daily newspaper published in Brooklyn, New York from 1841 to 1955. At its peak, it was the largest daily circulated afternoon paper in the United States.
This front-page article contains snippets of interviews of high school principals from across the New York City metropolitan area. Its purpose was to highlight opposing views of the debate over whether hygiene should be taught in schools. Some principals stated that they were vehemently against sex education in schools, believing that it encroached on parents’ rightful authority over their children. Others feared that teaching students about sex would only encourage them to engage in sexual activities. Pro-sex education principals, however, voiced concerns that parents were ill-equipped to provide answers and resources to their children’s questions about sex. Still others believed that educators should answer individual students’ questions about sex without teaching a formalized course on the subject.
The article offers firsthand insights into the tensions, concerns, and disagreements present among high school administrators regarding the rollout of sex education in early 1920s New York. It reveals a diverse spectrum of responses and solutions put forth by those on different sides of this complex, multifaceted issue.
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Publisher
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Brooklyn Daily Eagle
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Date
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October 27, 1921
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Source
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Brooklyn Public Library
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Rights
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This item was published in the United States more than 95 years ago and is therefore in the public domain.
