CONDOM DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM by

and Bachelor of Science A study of the implementation of a condom distribution program in Cambridge Rindge and Latin School's Teen Health Center was performed, focusing on the issues of teen sexuality and the conflict between parents and the schools as primary sex educators for children. Seventy-five percent of high school seniors are sexually active, and a quarter of all cases of sexually transmitted diseases are among teens. Although the incidence of AIDS cases among adolescents remains low, the viruses ten year incubation period attributes to the risk of teens being infected with HIV. In Cambridge a group of AIDS Peer Leaders, students who were concerned that existing education efforts were not providing a fast enough solution to the problems of teens having unprotected sex, began distributing condoms and education materials in the school. These students motivated the Cambridge School Committee to debate the issue of condom distribution in schools. The committee regarded the issue as a medical problem and sought a medical solution. A vote on March 20