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Pushback from some parents leads to university action

North Carolina State University officials halted distribution of freshmen “welcome packets” that promoted group sex.

Officials made the decision after criticism from some parents. The school told the media that it had not checked all of the information put in its own welcome packets and blamed a condom company, Durex, for the content.

A social media user posted a photo of the flyer on North Carolina State’s Facebook page.

The Durex flyer tells students to protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases by planning and playing a game called “S.M.A.S.H.”

Students are instructed to list a sex location and partners they would want to have sex with, such as a celebrity. It also asks about “threesome” partners.

“In partnership with CVS, NC State distributes these packs to each incoming student class to provide them with healthy snacks, home care products, and self-care aids as they acclimate to campus,” the university stated in response to one commenter.

“University Housing has been made aware of a questionable flyer from a condom manufacturer included in the packs and has stopped distribution of the packs. Our team has also alerted CVS of the issue,” the statement read.

Other items included snacks and hygiene products, according to media reports.

Other universities have also given away condoms to students returning to school.

Last year the University of Louisville hosted a “Condoms and Candy” event.

“Led by a sexuality educator on Aug. 20, student-written questions were pulled from a ‘question bowl’ that also included condoms and candy,” The College Fix previously reported.

“Students left ‘with a sugar rush, free condoms, as well as lots of helpful information’ about questions they were ‘too afraid to ask,'” according to the school’s website.

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