[Ghoulish Delight]

I don't really have a problem with this kind of thing coming from the parent. It's the "programs" that are pushed that bug me. And before anyone can say, "You support sex ed from schools, why not this?" the message of proper sex ed is, "If you do X or Y, these are the facts you should know," not, "You better promise to do X or Y (or not do X or Y)." Big difference, imo.

Along the lines of CP's post, this had me thinking of DARE. I generally liked DARE as a kid. I agreed with the message, and it really did help me stay completely away from drugs through school. But I HATED when they'd do any sort of ribbon or bracelet thing (like tying ribbons to the school fence). Even as an elementary school kid, I saw that as completely pointless and insulting. What exactly was wrong with the actual information I was getting that I needed some stupid ribbon to really make it count? I distinctly remember that while the majority of my classes took the actual education part of DARE pretty seriously, we would openly mock the stupid ribbon events.