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Rindge and Latin's pioneer approach in condom distribution should come as no surpise, according to Bert Giroux, the school's public relations director. He said the school, which currently enrolls 2100 students in grades nine through 12, has always made an effort to lead the battle against AIDS...
...distribution of the envelopes, which contained a condom, directions on how to use one, and an AIDS fact sheet, raised the ire of many school officials. But Giroux said the students had nothing to fear--and deserved praise for their initiative...
While a few School Committee members rejected the condom idea outright, committee member and former mayor Alfred E. Vellucci offered an alternative solution: give students vouchers to pick up condoms at nearby stores...
Mayor Alice K. Wolf, who supported the school program, attributes the success of the program to the students who first thrust the condom issue into the spotlight. "The students brought their matter to the attention of the city's leaders, showing that young people can be activists on their own behalf," Wolf said...
...AIDS education veteran Blout, the unequivocal need for universal condom distribution in public schools is crystal clear...