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IMO - physically ready is not the complete package. I have a niece, just turned 16. She has the package to play the game, but her mind is no where near "go time". Also, IMO, is the fact that while schools may have sex-ed, they don't cover enough of the consequences. Sure, they may discuss STDs, but nothing is said of if the girl becomes pregnant (condom+pill=99% effective, it hapens). (And I don't know, Catholic, in a state like FL, where the parents have to be notified.)
This is currently a problem for a man here in FL - his 13yo daughter became pregnant by her 14yo bf. She lives in AL w/her mother. The courts gave her permission to marry because she was pregnant. Father knew nothing until after the fact.
Now I have to tell you, being born in the South doesn't automatically make someone a redneck. I was raised to have morals and respect, not only for my parents and elders, but for all of those around me. Did I choose to wait to have sex - you're damn right I did.
The biggest point that I think should be driven into every sex-ed class is that if you can't afford to have a baby, then you're not ready. As far as "parent awareness" goes, take your ass down to the local mall or beach, or wherever kids hang out - it's open, blatant, and out there. "It's not my kids"? Well, they're somebodies, and they are our future.
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