Archive for November 12th, 2007

Nov 12 2007

Mom, that’s too much information…

A Wisconsin woman has been charged with “exposing children to harmful descriptions,” a felony crime that carries a penalty of up to three years in prison, according to Court TV News.

Amy Smalley thought she was being a good parent when she taught her children about sex.

Smalley told her children, ages 11 and 15, about her own sexual experiences, explained how to perform oral sex and even showed them a sex toy she owned.

This is an interesting topic because part of the debate over sex education centers on who should be teaching it: parents or schools. But this case centers around how it’s taught by parents, who are usually assumed to deserve at least some voice in how their kids are educated about sex. What do you think of this prosecution? Do you agree that the parent should be protected by free speech laws, as her lawyer argued?

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