Fifth graders having sex in classroom!

[canoodle06]

Anyone else here about this?? It shocked me to say the least...kids are having sex at such young ages!! Here's a link to the story...

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/...n2645702.shtml

[Smuggler]

11yo girls
Wow....
I think it would be hard to take them to trial and really kinda pointless.
It is a felony, however because of their ages the most they could get would be 6 or 7 years max in (if they did 'time').

I still can't believe the age of the girls.

[sera300]

It's a shock and makes you wonder why the school was not supervising these kids. Realistically, what are they going to do put them in Juve Hall? Hopefully mandatory counseling will result since the ability to tell right from wrong at this age is impaired. Meaning they knew it was wrong but to what extent.

Notice the "charges" it's the best the DA can do since they cannot consent to sex given their ages.

[starrystarrygirl]

It's things like this that makes me utterly terrified to have kids. I don't want to give birth to a little girl thinking that in 10 years she's going to be a mini whore. Or to some little boy who is going to already have 8 different partners by the time he's 13 because it's "cool" and what "everyone else is doing." I know a lot of it rests on the home life and the parents, but we can't be there to supervise them 24/7.

[sera300]

The one thought I had after I read this and posted, I wondered how many of these kids lived there through Katrina and if Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome will be a plausible defense for their actions. Kids manifest stress through various different actions, some of them are really out there too.

I also noticed the reporter did not get into the specific acts being performed, I wonder if they were masterbating since no result of the finding suggested one had to be taken to the local hospital for care (meaning a rape kit).

[Beans518]

It's a sad situation, but the times we live in. It's a fact that kids are having sex at younger and younger ages. All you can do is try to instill some values and a strong sense of self in your children. I agree that the girls in this story need some type of therepy for there self-esteem and maybe sexual abuse in the home or in the past(I acted out sexually after I was raped and molested, I thought it was expected)I think that the boys in this story need to be taught respect for women, and about growing into a man period. These are the reasons why the black community is so broken. No one takes these kids in hand and show them the right ways to go.The thing that bothers me most about this is, where the hell were the adults? Why was this class left alone for so long? Why should the parents be held accountable for what their parents did in school? When you send your child to school, the school has a duty to watch and protect your child. Now when a problem arises the school points the finger at the parents. No matter how you raise your child and you can be the best parent in the world, your child has a mind of their own and will do what ever they want out of your sight.

[sera300]

The parents are not being charged since while in school the child is the responsibility of the school's administration...

[Newtolove]

society as a whole needs to take better charge of educating children family/parents school and everybody else

[scottyv#47]

now then, has anybody perhaps considered the possibiltiy that they have the emotional maturity and desire to have sex. people are always coming out and giving their own reasons for people doint stuff. ptsd, bad parenting, lack of moral values, not knowing right from rong, sexual abuse at an earlier age, peer pressure, trying to be in with the crowd but nobody has ever said they could possibly just like sex. people are always saying how its rong at that age and how they arent ready for it, with all due respect what do these people know about the individuals involved and how they feel. the story now adays is one of kids maturing at an ever younger age, i know people who were ready to have sex, and did have sex at younger than 11. and its THEIR choice no one elses. parents think they have control over everything their children do and think you can influence everything they do. im sorry to say but you are very very rong. if people want to have sex, they will have sex. and you trying to remove this desire just strengthens it. in my opinion parents should indeed try promote waiting til a later age but support their decsion if they feel they are ready at whatever age. im completely certain when i say this but when parents get told what age their child first had sex their are years added on. believe you me. and im sure many of you were in that situation yourselves, deceiving your parents or others. i feel if that if they are ready than they should be allowed to have sex, and you should support that and promote the precausions they should take.

times have moved on from the no sex before marriage, the completely inncocent young girls and boys. and if yo dont like it its just tough. move on. cos there is nothing you can do about it

thanks for readin.
scott

[sera300]

Scott:

That is not a plausible argument nor valid point. If in fact, they were emotionally mature to have sex, they would not have done it in front of a class room of other students with other children (AND YOUNGER CHILDREN WATCHING).

Standing in front of a class room performing these acts is lewd behavior and demonstrates improper impulse control. They are not capable of proper judgement at this age. Physically a 11-13 y/o MAY be able to perform the act, but emotionally they are not prepared to handle the act nor are they capable of dealing with unintended consequences.