And there would be a group of people standing around watching while they were having oral sex at all of those places...?
At my HS, there was one story about two kids who had sex in an empty theater room. No one ever knew their names, and some would claim they were expelled over it lol. But other than that, I didn't even hear any stories or rumors about that stuff happening, and you know how fast that would spread in a HS. So if people were doing sexual acts in my HS, it stayed between the couple. There were some kids who wanted to get kissing during "passing time" banned though LOL.
BBM - lol, teens can be very prudish, can't they? It's as if they're trying to figure out standards and ethics and morals, and so at times they veer from complete anything-goes attitudes to completely judgemental and prudish ones (reflected in cries to "ewww, get a room!" and the *advertiser censored* shaming that can happen when they find out a girl they don't like has had sex).
I don't know how common it is now or then to have folks standing around watching sex acts. Of course we'd hear about parties where supposedly one girl would "service" (back to Victorian language lol!) all the guys orally, all in the same room. I know first hand it DID happen in movies, skating rinks, various rooms/places in the school, bleachers, school grounds, etc. and of course, parked cars, the preferred spot for horny teens since the invention of the auto, lol.
I just really don't think it's worse than its ever been. I think that, sort of like crime reporting, we see/hear about it more often because of the ubiquity of cameras and social media. We know that statistically crime is down, but there are always people who think that crime is so much worse today. I think it's the same with sex. Certainly schools seem to have much more of a zero tolerance policy these days for any types of shenanigans - sexual or otherwise. Back when I was in high school, it was as Linda described - nothing was done, adults did not really get involved, unless you had a weapon in school.
But MO is always, it's just sex. It's a natural act, even with teens, who have adult bodies but unfortunately not adult minds. I always feel so bad for the kids who have sex and their parents act like they're tainted for life, or they're horrible people for doing it (especially girls). I'd be much more horrified by my kids say, beating someone up, or stealing, or bullying, than I would be by them having sex.
