The title above was one of the important headlines in one of the Indian well-read newspapers. The state government wanted to introduce the sex education in Standards IX to XI across Maharashtra State. The proposal remained controversial for long. There was lot of opposition from the legislators and elders for the move. It was felt that the education is against the cultural and social background of students in the state.
The opposing members are of the opinion that there is already a lot of awareness about sex among the school children. As such, the children are exposed enough through internet, magazines, news papers, HIV awareness programs, films and entertainment shows on the television. Additional sex education, which may promote avoidable sexual acts among teenagers, seems to be unnecessary. The members are now calling for a debate among experts and academicians on the issue. Parent Teacher Associations can play a major role to draw up an acceptable sex education syllabus for children of different age groups, keeping cultural diversity in mind. It is a tough job indeed.
There are many incidents reported on the atrocities on girl students by senior students and even by teachers. There are many parents advocating sex education in schools so as to empower the children with the knowledge of what constitutes sexual abuse and harassment, and make them understand what actions are unacceptable. The subject should be put in the right perspective so that the children should not hesitate to discuss the sex related issues with the parents.
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