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The next time I recall learning about
the deadly disease was during my ninth grade required health class at
William Allen High School when more emphasis was placed on the use of
contraception, which included birth control pills, condoms, etc., rather
than discussing the disease that the individual was protecting
themselves from. Despite the lack of formal sexual education within the
Allentown School District, it appears from my own observations that the
students within the district were sexually active. William Allen High
School, the largest high school within Allentown, could boast of a
thriving, overcrowded childcare facility. This facility was used by
students in order to for those young parents to finish their high school
education as well as have a safe environment for their children.
However, this resource only provided a limited amount of students’
access to the facility. Due to the extent of the pregnancies, many
students were placed on a wait list for childcare; others were forced to
leave high school early. This level of promiscuity within my school
district formed my naïve perspective of the AIDS epidemic.
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