Behind the School – Chapters 1 & 2
Introduction Timber Creek High School was located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in the western part of North Carolina. The area was relatively conservative; most of the families in the area attended church on Sundays; most people dressed fairly modestly. Chloe Davis was a senior in high school, and she was just like everyone else for the most part. She didn’t act out, do drugs, or drink. She did well in her classes and had a great relationship with her family, which consisted of a sister, two brothers, and her parents. There was one big difference between Chloe and many of her classmates, in particular her female classmates, in that she wasn’t “afraid” of her sexuality. While the abstinence-only sex education offered by the local system was designed to instill the belief that …