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Half of British parents want no sex-ed in schools

More than half of British parents – 59 percent – say sex education should not be taught to children at school, according to a recent poll, reports LifeSiteNews.com.

The poll, conducted by Baby Child, questioned more than 1,700 parents of 5-11 year-olds between April 26 and May 4. Fifty-eight percent of respondents disagreed with sex education being taught in schools, and 48 percent also agreed that sex education should not be done until children were at least 13 years-old.

Of those who disagreed with teaching sex education in schools, 41 percent thought it inappropriate to teach young children about sex, while the remaining 28 percent deemed it the parents’ responsibility and choice to instruct their children as they felt appropriate.

“I am not surprised by the results of the study, with the majority of parents against the idea of sex education in a school environment,” said Baby Child Co-Founder Andy Barr. “This is a sensitive subject and parents have their own way to approach it and want to control what their children know, even more so at a young age.”

In terms of topics covered in sex education lessons, 65 percent of parents agreed contraception was the most important topic, followed by puberty, homosexuality, and sexually transmitted diseases.

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[05/12/2011]

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