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Fear of the AIDS epidemic was fresh a dozen years ago when the state Legislature appropriated more than $400,000 to help teach Alabama students about HIV and how to avoid the virus.
But over the years, the fear faded into financial fatigue, and the money dwindled. The appropriation was cut completely during the state's budget crisis of 2003.
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AIDS activists are concerned about the rising number of HIV infections in Alabama, coupled with the state's high rates of sexual activity among high school students. They want Gov. Bob Riley to approve a $200,000 conditional appropriation for a scaled-down version of the program in an attempt to restore some consistency to Alabama's AIDS education effort. |
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Not sure what most of you think about this. I for one did not know that Alabama had completely erased funding for AIDS education in schools, and I was pretty appalled when I found out. When I was in high school, we at least learned the dangers of AIDS, how it transmitted, and how the virus works in the body. Not enough to work for the CDC, but enough to figure out that condoms are a good thing, and sleeping with random people was a bad thing.
I think that the appropriation would be a great thing for Alabama. If that $200,000 can prevent 10 kids from contracting HIV, then the state will have completely recouped the appropriation (because the state won't have to pay for the expensive treatments).
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