Monday, May 24, 2010

Tax Dollars Hard At Work Buying Condoms

and remember, such a move encourages an activity or behavior. . . after reading the article I could only shake my head in disbelief.

D.C. to begin using more-expensive Trojan condoms in HIV prevention program

D.C. officials are buying Trojan condoms to give away to high school students and college-age adults. (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post)

By Tim Craig

Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, May 21, 2010

High school students and college-age adults have been complaining to District officials that the free condoms the city has been offering are not of good enough quality and are too small and that getting them from school nurses is "just like asking grandma or auntie."

So D.C. officials have decided to stock up on Trojan condoms, including the company's super-size Magnum variety, and they have begun to authorize teachers or counselors, preferably male, to distribute condoms to students if the teachers complete a 30-minute online training course called "WrapMC" -- for Master of Condoms.

Read the rest at the Washington Post

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