Parents in Maine recently launched a petition drive to recall the seven board members who voted to give birth-control pills to girls as young as 11.
At least one member of the Portland School Committee heard their cry. The board will consider a proposal by Benjamin Meiklejohn that would return power to parents.
But Mike Heath, executive director of the Christian Civic League of Maine, said he isn't sure any action will be taken.
"Of course, giving the parents the option to block access is a good move," he told Family News in Focus. "(But) my understanding is that school board is divided, and perhaps a majority just wants to not touch it at all.”
Dr. Gary Rose, president and CEO of the Medial Institute for Sexual Health, said the current policy raises serious concerns.
“Most young people that age are not having sex voluntarily," he said, "so it suggests that there’s coercion and issues of statutory rape.”
