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Show Standard-Examiner UTAH 10C Sunday, May 24, 1992 Sex education program brings mainly positive responses SALT LAKECITY (AP) — Program directors at KUED reluctantly aired a potentially controversial sex education programrecently, expecting to field a blistering barrage of commen‘s from angry parents. Wa for prc gro SOL Par dit hea Uti sha Ma Wd! sto parents the show is not intended for children under age 8 and contains information about “puberty, homosexuality, reproduction and cartoonillustrations of the human anatomy.” Before the CTW warning, KUED general manager Fred Esplin cautioned parents about the “sensitive nature of the material presented. “We at KUED had educators, parents and others screen the program before we decided to carry it,” he said in a three-minute intro- of broadcasting, said last week. “But by and large those concerns were misdirected.” The hour-long program, “What Kids Want to Know About Sex and Growing Up,” was a “3-2Contact” special produced by the Children’s Television Workshop. It addresses such topics as homosexu- But when the public television station received more than 100 calls of congratulation from par- ents, teachers and health care offi- ality, masturbation, birth control cials, the directors decided to broadcast the show again. “There were some items we thought some people would object to.” Scott Chaffin, KUED director and AIDS. It also features cartoon pictures of the human bodyincluding genitalia, and other drawings depicting a couple engaged insex. The program begins by warning hotline to comment asked 1f the duction. “They agreed that it provides a fact-based foundation for parents.” The positive response to the first broadcast May 13 at 9 p.m. convinced station managersto air the pean again the following Friday program could be repeated in schools. One of those was Sen. Scott Howell, D-Salt Lake, a member of the legislative Subcommittee on Public Education. “I think in today’s society one of the things that concerns us is that these kids are much more mature than we give them credit for,” Howell said. “So if they’re going to at 10:30 p.m., a time Chaffin said would allow parents the option of showing it to their children. He said the station plans to broadcast it again, although no time had been set as oflast week. Many of the parents and teachers who telephoned KUED’s Selenium above acceptable levels in Stewart Lake and Ashley Creek agreed. He helps teach a maturation program for children ages 10 to 13 at the Redeemer Lutheran School and hopes the KUED -segment can be used in classrooms. But Bonnie Morgan, curriculum coordinator for the state Office of Education, said it was highly un- likely schools could use the program because of references to learn about sex, I think they should learn about it in a propersetting.” homosexuality, condoms and mas- J turbation. “We have to be so careful in this Dr. Robert Ward, a pediatrician at Primary Children’s Hospital, sues .” state in discussing some of these is- Ma a ay a War Ho tee tall In 1S pel the Green River The hearings will be June 9 and 10 at the Uintah County court- animals resulting in deformities or death. Although there have been no knownadverse effects to humans, the Utah State Department of Health has issued a warning for adults to eat no more than 10 ounces of gamebirds orfish from the affected areas per week. Children under 6 and pregnant or nursing women are advised not to eat any “The health warning is still in effect and we have received no re- hy > House ports VERNAL (AP) — Public hearings are scheduled here next month to discuss what can be done about high levels of selenium in lower \shley Creek and nearby Stewart Lake t10 4 recent report by the U.S. De- the nt of Intterior St {pports earli> of seleniumlevels up tw! the bodies of watertthat empty into les do as fev an anc off wil Ne ceptable level in of health problems feed nearby Stewart Lake have been identified as sources of the problem. worked on the report, water seep- @ ing from the lagoons picks up selenium as it seeps through the Moncos Shale formation and enters lower Ashley Creek. Waste water in the lagoons has tested negative for selenium, but water samples from natural seepage from the lagoons showhigh levels of selenium, hesaid. to Stephens said the State Depart- humans because of the high levels of selenium,” said Joseph Shaffer, director of Uintah Basin Health Department. The five Ashley Valley sewer treatment lagoons outside of Ver- ] + ~ . wr ly occurring Selenium is a natu “POSItS Cie ysely element in geologic related t ir. Although itis an essentia ment to life, when ingested in igh concentrations it interferes with the biochemical process in the cells of plants and ) ae _ two Cr Brocecisceca tee mite Cad cl According te Doyle Stephens of the U.S. Geological Survey, who fisa ioeao ea meets meni of Environmental Quality has § put acceptable concentrations of seleniumin water at 5 parts per bil- % lion. The level in lower Ashley § Creek measures at over 100 ppb, and in Stewart Lake at 60 ppb. nal, and irrigation drain pipes that TAH whe “Celebrating 40 ae Ro) ane)ae OLE community. ° Membyt id eri eee SpportunityProo OGDEN 625Seu nf Cat Ist toc to Th ers mi lie lio kill Riv Bri po tio dit inc bil Bu an Cartisano turns downplea bargain on all counts would carry a maximumsentence of 3'2 years in jail. The case is expected to go to the seven-person jury Tuesday following closing arguments. 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