Port Chester High School in New York will provide free STD and pregnancy testing for students. Unsurprisingly, the only complaints being raised is that these services will be performed without parent permission and parents will not be informed of the results.
I actually rather appreciate the privacy being granted these students, but we must not ignore the cost. Nothing is free. There are always costs, and the state of New York should understand this by now. New York has the highest per-pupil education spending in the country - $15,981 - 65% above the national average.
According to the Business Council of New York State:
New York spent $37.16 on schools for every $1,000 of personal income in the 2006-2007 school year. That was the highest in the nation and 42 percent above the national average that year. And the state collected more than $5,100 per pupil in property taxes that year -- the fifth highest per-pupil property tax collection in the nation and 60 percent above the national average."Free" services come at a cost. In New York, the cost is high.
0 comments