Students in Child Development I students were not allowed to hang projects concerning different methods of birth control in the hallways because parents entering the school might find them offensive.

Rosemary Caparelli, Child Development teacher, assigned two students to each method of birth control. The students were asked to create a poster and commercial for each method. Caparelli asked administration if the projects could be hung in the halls and was told parents who visited the school might find the posters offensive.

While Caparelli understands the administration’s viewpoint, students in her class believe the posters should be hung in the halls.

“[The students are] proud of their work, so they want to see [the posters] in the halls,” Caparelli said. “Students in class felt that the material covered in class could be informational for all students at LZHS. They thought it might be a good idea to hang the birth control posters they made in the hall.”

Students such as Fiona Rolfes, sophomore, believe the class should be able to hang their projects in the halls because then everyone would have access to the information, and the information could benefit both boys and girls.

“[The point of this project was] to inform the students about the types of birth control available,” Fiona Rolfes, sophomore in Child Development I, said. “By putting [the posters] in the halls, more people would see them, especially boys. This would make a difference since most of the people in the class are girls.”

Stephanie Klein, sophomore in Child Development, also feels the posters should be accessible to students because the posters could warn about what happens when students do not remain abstinent.        .

Rolfes understands the administration’s position; however, she believes the posters raise awareness and protect students more than hurt them.

“From a school point of view [I can understand] they would not want complaining [from the parents],” Rolfes said. “Personally I don’t think parents would be offended because they should want their kids to know how to protect themselves against STDs and pregnancy.”