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September 9, 2010


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Health education paid off in Groton

Martha Lee Reynolds Ledyard

Publication: The Day

Published 03/13/2010 12:00 AM
Updated 03/13/2010 06:02 AM

Kudos to the Groton Board of Education. As Judy Benson reported March 9 ("Ledge Light proposes testing to help reduce STDs") regarding two common sexually transmitted diseases, "the overall rate (in Groton) was lower than the national or statewide rate."
Twenty years ago, the school board committed to a skills-based health education curriculum beginning in elementary school and working up to the high school.
Quality health education taught by certified health educators partnered with positive parenting and community support is creating respectful, responsible sexual standards.
Youth, supported by their parents' values, using critical skills like decision-making and effective communication, are better able to respond to challenging health issues resulting in lower than state and national rates.
The writer, a retired health teacher, taught in Groton public schools from 1987 to this year.

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