Manning against condoms for students

PRIME MINISTER Patrick Manning is of the view that condoms should not be distributed to school pupils.

“I do not agree with it,” Manning said when asked his views on the action of Advocates for Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights which caused quite a stir recently by distributing condoms to students. Manning pointed out that Government’s $500 million AIDS programme was due to get underway soon. Ther co-ordinating committee for the programme met on Tuesday and discussed implementation. He said while he disagreed with condom distribution in schools, sex education was not his line of expertise to warrant him making any pronouncements. “As to whether sex education should be taught in schools, I leave that for the experts,” he said.