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 [Controversy over contraceptives in schools] Original Airdate: 9/8/1986 Length: 00:04:00 Item Type: newstape - edited story master Go to full description for this item. Description : Abstract Christopher Lydon reports on a controversy over the distribution of contraception in schools. Lydon notes that the Adolescent Issues Task Force of the Boston School Department has recommended that birth control be distributed to students as part of a comprehensive adolescent health program in the city's middle schools and high schools. Lydon's report includes footage of an NAACP press conference with Jack E. Robinson (President, Boston chapter of the NAACP), Joseph Casper (member, Boston School Committee), and Grace Romero (NAACP board member). Robinson and Casper condemn the proposal as racist. Robinson says that the intiative targets African American students. Lydon's report includes footage from interviews with Hubie Jones (member, Adolescent Issues Task Force), Dr. Howard Spivak (member Adolescent Issues Task Force) and Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith (Chairwoman, Adolescent Issues Task Force). Jones, Spivak and Prothrow-Stith defend the proposal. Spivak and Prothrow-Stith discuss statistics relating to teen pregnancy. Lydon's report also features interviews with students about teen pregnancy and footage of students in schools. Contributor : Reporter Hope Kelly Christopher Lydon
Subject : Keywords African American students Birth control Medical care Race relations School management and organization Urban youth Subject : Personal Names Casper, Joseph Jones, Hubie Lydon, Christopher Prothrow-Stith, Deborah Robinson, Jack E. Romero, Grace Spivak, Howard Subject : Corporate Names (Organization names) Boston School Department NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Type : Genre News - Television |
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