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College Station School Board adopts
health books after debate over sex- ed
□ New health text
books will be used at
A&M Consolidated
High School starting in
the fall of 1 995.
By Tara Wilkinson
The Battalion
The College Station Indepen
dent School District Board
adopted three health textbooks
into school district curriculum
after three years of discussion at
state and local levels.
College Station schools fo
cused on textbook content and
approaches to teaching health
in public schools.
The newly-adopted textbooks
are “Making Life Choices,” pub
lished by West; “Perspectives on
Health,” published by D.C. Heath;
and “Health: Skills for Wellness,”
published by Prentice-Hall.
“Making Life Choices” will be
used at A&M Consolidated High
School starting in the fall of
1995. The other two books will
be available as substitutions.
Dr. Linda Parrish, president
of the CSISD, supported adop
tion of the textbooks.
“They are factually correct,”
she said. “They will educate and
inform our student body about
abstinence first, proceeding with
information about contraceptives
and the dangers of sexually
transmitted diseases.”
Kathy Hudgins, childcare pro
fessional and the 1995-96 Oak-
wood Middle School Parent
Teacher Organization presi
dent, said she opposed the
books because greater empha
sis on abstinence is needed to
best serve the community.
“I’m looking for something that
teaches abstinence as the stan
dard and contraceptives as highly
risky,” Hudgins said. “I wanted a
clear message to kids, similar to
the message of drug education—
not a mixed message. I went in
for ‘Just say no to sex.’”
Dr. Claude Cunningham,
CSISD director of secondary
programs, said that only excel
lent material survives the
scrutiny of the state textbook-
"I went in for 'Just say
no to sex/"
— Kathy Hudgins,
childcare professional
adoption process.
Cunningham said textbooks
are first examined by the Texas
state school board, and if ap
proved, they are handed down to
local school boards to be consid
ered for adoption.
“About eight years passes
from the time a book first goes
through state selection to the
point it reaches the end of a text
book cycle,” Cunningham said.
“The process results in very,
very good books for Texas.”
“Making Life Choices” tackles
major health issues, including
cancer detection and nutrition.
Sex education is a three-week
unit in an 18-week course.
Dr. Larry Oliver, Texas A&M
English professor and father of
two Oakwood Middle School stu
dents, said the textbook opposi
tion is symptomatic of a larger
problem of censorship.
Oliver said that most of the
material identified as question
able was quoted from sub
sidiaries to the textbooks, not
the textbooks themselves. The
information in the subsidiaries
is presented at the teacher’s
discretion and is not distrib
uted to the students.
Oliver said it is necessary to
realize that they are talking
about the education of high school
students, not young children.
“Let’s remember that these
texts were written by national
ly-recognized experts in health
science, including one of our
own at Texas A&M, and that
the books must adequately ad
dress the ‘essential elements,’
including sexuality, mandated
by the state,” Oliver said.
“Let’s also remember that Col
lege Station has an opt-out poli
cy—parents who, for example, do
not want their son or daughter to
learn the facts about HIV/AIDS
can have him or her leave the
classroom during the discussion
of that subject,” he said.
In a related issue, the school
board decided May 15 to defer
establishing a district policy on
sex education until the state pol
icy is handed down.
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pus and will stay until the end of the week.
Police Beat
The following incidents were
reported to the University Police
Department between May 22
and May 29.
Misdemeanor Theft
Supplemental Information -
Recovered Property - Houston
Street - Following the traffic
stop of two bicyclists, the investi
gating officer confirmed the
white Trek 820 bicycle one of the
subjects was riding had been
stolen from campus on 4/17/95.
The suspect was arrested, trans
ported to the Brazos County Jail
and incarcerated. The Trek 820
bicycle was placed in storage
pending notification of the own
er. The second subject was is
sued a citation.
Dormitory 9 - The victim ad
vised while moving from his sec
ond floor room he placed a duffel
bag containing clothing and
equipment in the hallway. When
he returned to the hallway the
bag was gone. The bag contained
a pistol belt, suspenders, an
olive green charcoal lined chemi
cal suit, mosquito net for a 2-
man tent, a Kelvar helmet and a
canteen with case.
Hensel Terrace Apartments -
The 26-inch front tire and rim
were stolen from the victim’s
Roadmaster bicycle.
Bright Building - A Macintosh
Quadra 850 central processing
unit with mouse and CD ROM, a
16” Apple color monitor and a
Laser Jet 4M printer were stolen
from a fourth floor office.
Parking Area 32 - The anten
na was stolen from the victim’s
1994 Chevrolet pickup truck.
Olsen Field - A suspect has
been identified in the theft of a
SWC baseball cap from the um
pires dressing room on 5/19/95.
Heldenfels Hall - Two Mettler
- Toledo balances were stolen
from a fourth floor room.
Parking Area 57 - A blue 12-
speed Trek 520 bicycle was stolen.
Peterson Building - An un
known brand green 3-speed bicy
cle was stolen.
Sterling C. Evans Library - A
locker on the third floor was
forcibly entered and three text
books were stolen.
Public Intoxication/Di.sorder-
ly Conduct
University Drive & Boyett -
An intoxicated individual was
arrested and transported to the
Brazos County Jail.
Driving While License Sus
pended
Lubbock Street - During a traf
fic stop the motorist was found to
be operating a motor vehicle with
a suspended license. The suspen
sion was confirmed. The motorist
was arrested and incarcerated in
the Brazos County Jail.
Criminal Mischief
Parking Area 25 - The vic
tim’s 1977 Jeep was pushed from
its parking space into the shrub
bery between Lewis Street and
Parking Area 25.
Failure to Identity
FM 2818 - An arrest warrant
was obtained for the individual
who provided bogus information
to the investigating officer dur
ing a traffic stop. The warrant
was served at the Brazos County
Jail where the suspect was being
held on an unrelated offense.
Terroristic Threat
Wehner Building - The victim
received a threatening telephone
call from an anonymous caller
who was displeased with a grade.
Unlawful Carrying Weapon
Parking Area 63 - A 1994 Mit
subishi was observed parked in
Parking Area 63 with the dri
ver’s side door open. A 24” wood
en club was visible between the
door frame and driver’s seat. The
owner of the vehicle was contact
ed. He checked the vehicle and
advised nothing was missing.
The club was removed from the
vehicle and placed in storage.
Possession of Marijuana
Landscape Maintenance off
South College - Two
employees were ar
rested for possession
of marijuana and
transported to the
Brazos County Jail.
who was observed ins
locked and posted “No Ti
ing” compound.
Blocker Building - Inrc
to a report of several indiii
rollerblading in the buildi:
investigating officer locate
individuals on rollerblades:
fifth riding a bicycle. Nm
black scuff marks wereobs:
on the floor of the builfc
subjects were issued Cc
Trespass warnings andrek
Criminal Trespass
Anderson Track
and Field - A Criminal
Trespass Warning was
issued to a subject
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