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Ceylon Today | Sex-Education as a compulsory science subject
Sex-education will soon be taught to students from Grade 10 onwards as part of a compulsory science subject. This move is being enacted by the Ministries of Health and Education.
Sex-education is right now being taught as part of the health science subject and it only focuses on the human reproductive system's anatomy and functions.
In light of a rise in sexual intimacy amongst youth and the increasing number of teen pregnancies, new Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections and fresh cases of sexually transmitted disease (STD) among youth, there is a need to comprehensively educate the young about knowledge and understanding concerning prevention and safety precautions, a spokesman for the National STD/AIDS Control Programme (NSACP) said.
Director of the NSACP, Dr. Sisira Liyanage said "Presently only 40% of the students are taking health science as a subject. The other drawback is that it teaches only the reproductive system. Currently there is a huge need to go beyond this because of the prevailing situation in the country. Children need to be taught about STDs and HIV and how to avoid transmission, he said.
Sex-education will soon be taught to students from Grade 10 onwards as part of a compulsory science subject. This move is being enacted by the Ministries of Health and Education.
Sex-education is right now being taught as part of the health science subject and it only focuses on the human reproductive system's anatomy and functions.
In light of a rise in sexual intimacy amongst youth and the increasing number of teen pregnancies, new Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections and fresh cases of sexually transmitted disease (STD) among youth, there is a need to comprehensively educate the young about knowledge and understanding concerning prevention and safety precautions, a spokesman for the National STD/AIDS Control Programme (NSACP) said.
Director of the NSACP, Dr. Sisira Liyanage said "Presently only 40% of the students are taking health science as a subject. The other drawback is that it teaches only the reproductive system. Currently there is a huge need to go beyond this because of the prevailing situation in the country. Children need to be taught about STDs and HIV and how to avoid transmission, he said.