In the private school I attended, there was no “family life education” found in many public schools. We learned about the reproductive system in biology (in one class, I heard there was a very detailed video, maybe called The Miracle of Life).
In 8th grade, a group of high school students who were members of a group called STARS (I think) came and gave a presentation. A group of us was herded in the common room. One of the STARS guy talked to us about why he was going to wait. Sex was not discussed explicitly and I remember being somewhat confused about what was going on and why we were there. After some talks, they instructed us in a commonly-used group activity.
We each got a small plastic cup with liquid. We were told to walk around and share liquid with 3 other people in the room (pouring some of our liquid in someone’s cup and then that person pouring some back in ours). Then, we were told that one person started with a cup that had something added to it. The activity leader went down the line adding a reactive agent to each cup. Liquid began changing from clear to pinkish red. The leader concluded by saying this is how easy STDs spread.
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I heard of this activity being done in a high school (where I was working) and one astute student requested some plastic wrap to cover her cup. Her request was denied.
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