Saturday, 15 September 2012

Jamaica education minister bans sex curriculum after protests

Jamaica's education minister has banned a sexual education curriculum after protests by parents.

Ronald Thwaites says he considers certain sections inappropriate for any age and ordered that the curriculum developed with help from UNICEF and the United Nations be rewritten.
The curriculum targeted seventh and eighth grade students and asked them questions including if they have ever had anal sex and if they knew the HIV status of their partners.
Thwaites said late Friday that his

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