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MaineDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-06-05 01:44 PM
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Maine schools shun abstinence-only sex ed course
PORTLAND, Maine — An organization that teaches a sex education course promoting abstinence isn´t finding much interest in public schools.

A year after Heritage of Maine won a $1.5 million federal grant to launch the program, the nonprofit is finding success in religious schools and youth groups. Getting into public school classrooms has been more difficult, however.

So far, Heritage of Maine has taught parts of the program in a handful of public school districts. But those schools don´t want to be identified for fear of being targeted by outside groups opposed to the approach.

"When you are forging a new trail, it is not necessarily easy," said Mary Schiavoni, president of the Portland-based organization.

http://news.mainetoday.com/apwire/D8CER7283-248.shtml

Anything with Heritage in the name can't be good.
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