To the Editor:

We write in response to the November 3 Princeton Half-Marathon, which benefited HiTOPS, an adolescent health organization in Princeton, and the November 13 letter in Town Topics from Elizabeth Casparian, the executive director of HiTOPS, in which she thanks the Princeton community for supporting HiTOPS.

We are a group of concerned Princeton parents who were present at the half-marathon and who oppose the approach HiTOPS takes toward teen sexual health. Many in our community, including some marathon participants, merchants, religious leaders, and parents, were unaware of the controversial teaching on sexuality that HiTOPS promotes. Our organization, Parents for Sex Ed Choice seeks to:

1. Inform parents what HiTOPS and Teen PEP teach children, so that parents can make informed decisions about whether they wish to have their children participate in such programs.

2. Advocate for an alternative program in the schools, so that parents have a choice between two main approaches to sex education: the “sexual risk reduction” approach of HiTOPS/Teen PEP and the “sexual risk avoidance” approach of a program called Yes, You CAN, which meets the Core Curriculum Standards in the State of New Jersey and should be offered in our schools!

Anyone interested in learning more can contact us through our Facebook page: Parents for Sex Ed Choice.

Wai Far Bazar,

Greenbrier Row

Aileen Collins,

Guyot Avenue

JoanMarie Zetterberg,

Library Place