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News Briefs Maryland: School Board Approves Condom DemonstrationsNovember 13, 2002 A note from TheBody.com: Since this article was written, the HIV pandemic has changed, as has our understanding of HIV/AIDS and its treatment. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information! Montgomery County, Md., schools will begin allowing teachers to give condom demonstrations in high school health education classes, school board members agreed in a 4 to 1 vote Tuesday. The vote comes after board members deferred voting in March, saying they needed more information. Since then, school officials learned that four of the eight school systems in the region not only teach about the condom's role in preventing pregnancy and STDs but also demonstrate its proper use. School officials said high school health teachers will use two fingers to demonstrate how to roll and unroll condoms to combat students' "significant misperceptions" about how they are used. The demonstration will also include a video. The new curriculum will take no more than an additional 10 minutes of class time. Only students who have parental permission will be allowed to view the demonstration. Back to other CDC news for November 13, 2002 Washington Post 11.13.02 A note from TheBody.com: Since this article was written, the HIV pandemic has changed, as has our understanding of HIV/AIDS and its treatment. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information!  This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
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