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Article: PLANNED PARENTHOOD KEEPS SCHOOL ROLE SPRINGS BOARD RULES THAT SEX-ED PROGRAM WILL REMAIN IN PLACE.(News)

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January 13, 2005
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Byline: Dick Foster, Rocky Mountain News

COLORADO SPRINGS -- Planned Parenthood will continue to make presentations on sex education in Colorado Springs District 11 high schools, the district board decided Wednesday after a contentious two-hour debate.

More than 200 people filled the board's meeting room and spilled into the hallways to take sides in the issue, with some speakers accusing the board of condoning abortion and irresponsible sex by allowing Planned Parenthood to address its students.

"It's a Trojan Horse in our school system. We're asking the cat to

baby-sit the canary," said Jim Hagan, a retired Colorado Springs police ...

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