Yeah, Right, Whatever

Many public schools in this country are very good. Some are great. Others... aren't. And some might be good schools, but they just let stupid stuff happen on their watch.

Some Wisconsin middle-school students got to take home souvenirs from a health fair -- condoms.

An AIDS education group was handing out the prophylactics at the health fair organized by North Central Health Care in Wausau. The idea was to educate the middle-schoolers on the dangers of alcohol and drugs. School district official Roger Rindo said administrators didn't know about the condom giveaway in advance.

Organizers and teachers stopped the handouts once they realized what was happening.District officials have sent a letter home to parents about the incident, and the AIDS education center has apologized.

Can someone please explain to me why an AIDS education center would be invited to a health fair centered around the dangers of alcohol and drugs? Yeah, I know... sharing needles can spread AIDS... whatever. I think we all know that the majority of material handed out by AIDS education centers talks about "safe sex", not "safe drug abuse."

Is there some rule that middle school administrators have to check their brains at the door?