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Based on an image [tweeted](https://twitter.com/momsmt/statuses/440987057775575040) by a mother named Stephanie Bode Ward, the controversial condoms also say “One Lucky Lady”, “Enjoy One”, and “Busy One.” The Boston public school system was distributing them as part of a pledge to make them available to high schoolers who receive safe sex counseling. And Ward completely approves of that policy, she told [_The Boston Globe_](https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/03/06/boston-schools-replacing-condoms-amid-concerns-about-messages-wrappers/9KGlIvcesOMTMOjy49EVWI/story.html) in an interview: “Right idea, wrong execution. I so fully support condoms in the schools, and it was incredibly courageous for BPS to adopt the policy.” Boston Public Schools spokesperson Brian Ballou [told _WBZ NewsRadio_](http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/03/06/boston-public-schools-replace-thousands-of-condoms-after-wrapper-message-complaints/), “We made the decision to take all of those condoms out of school circulation and to go with some that had different, generic wrappers. 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