Wampum

I am a seventh-grader at King Middle School. The media have really twisted around the facts about King's decision to provide birth control to a few students.

First, the school's ages go from 11 to 15. On TV, instead of showing all different age groups, the TV cameras show kids age 11.

The couple of kids at King who have asked for birth control are 14 or 15.

Also, just because King now has birth control doesn't mean that we are the only middle school in the United States to have sexually active kids or offer birth control.

Plus, the way that most of the students feel about the matter is that we might not be able to stop these students, but at least our school can help by keeping them safe from becoming parents at such a young age.

At King, when students need help, the teachers do all they can to be of assistance, and the birth control is just showing how much more the school cares about its students.

Reporters and cameras are constantly swarming around the school. It has made it difficult for the students to focus and get to and from school. I just hope that the chaos calms down soon, and that people start to realize that this is a good thing for King.

Rikki Morrow-Spitzer
Seventh-Grader
King Middle School
Portland