07-01-2023, 11:51 AM
(07-01-2023, 11:03 AM)pally Wrote: Sexual harassment is often a precursor to more aggressive sexual behavior or becomes a lifelong habit. But it is also a sign that acting out around sexual matters starts early and needs to be dealt with at the time not when some person decides the child is "old" enough
Because not every child lives in circumstances where parents are capable of teaching them about the human body, sex, sexual behavior. or sexual health. So no, in my experience, most children do not get adequate education in these areas by their parents. The real world is vastly different than the fantasy world of conservatives
Sex is not a dirty little secret. It is normal human behavior. The more educated the child the less likely they are to participate in early sex. And when they do , they are more likely to take proper precautions against pregnancy and STDs.
This is really "the state knows better than parents" in a costume. There is a very curious attempt to erode parental autonomy by the modern left and one wonders about the agenda behind it. School can, and should, provide parents with suggested materials and lesson plans so they can properly address this issue with their children. The schools should absolutely not have literal children participating in sexual education. Now, if the school's notify parents about the lessons and allow them to opt their child out of them, with a full disclosure of the topics that will be discussed, then that would be fine. But is that what's happening? Many parents don't seem to think so.
