{"id":11120,"date":"2022-05-12T12:50:27","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T11:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/?p=11120"},"modified":"2022-06-01T10:17:35","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T09:17:35","slug":"sex-education-is-it-justified-to-make-it-compulsory-for-all%ef%bf%bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/sex-education-is-it-justified-to-make-it-compulsory-for-all%ef%bf%bc\/","title":{"rendered":"Sex education: Is it justifiable to make it compulsory for all?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Schools in Wales are ready to teach students sex and relationships, why are parents angry about a curriculum aims to teach accurate sex content and inclusivity?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Around 60 parents were rallying from Cardiff Castle to the Senedd to protest against mandatory sex education<\/a>. It was February. In April, the same group took the Welsh government to court<\/a> hoping to make sex education not compulsory claiming that their time-honoured rights are being taken away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parents have a role to teach children about sex, says Amy Stuart-Torrie, a senior project worker at YMCA Cardiff who runs one-to-one sessions with young people regarding questions on sex. “But not all young people have a family home where they can have this conversation which is why schools have got an important role to play.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If students cannot get the information they need at school, they may go to the Internet for answers. Sexual information on the Internet, Stuart-Torrie observes, has played a big role in pupils’ decision-making. However, the information may not be accurate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stuart-Torrie believes compulsory sex education at schools would be a remedy to bring the conversation into students\u2019 daily lives. \u201cHopefully keep themselves as safe as possible and to have the opportunity to discuss and explore these topics that for a long time have been sort of taboo and sensitive. And not everyone feels comfortable talking about them,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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