They’re Only Five, But a New Mandatory Program Teaches Kids About Masturbation and Homosexuality

They’re Only Five, But a New Mandatory Program Teaches Kids About Masturbation and Homosexuality

Do you think you, as a parent, should be able to decide when your children learn about things like sex, masturbation, and homosexuality? Well, too bad, say Quebec educators: they’re instituting a new mandatory sex ed program that parents can’t opt out of.

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There is no longer a religious or other exemption for parents in Quebec, as mandatory sex education begins this school year, starting with children as young as age five.

For now, the pilot program is only in 15 schools, but will be province-wide in 2017, reports CBC News. Topics covered include masturbation, genitalia and homosexuality, according to Life Site News:

By the time the children have gone through elementary school (ages 6-11), they will have:

•developed their capacity to “engage in respectful emotional relationships”;
•learned the “various ways” of “[sexually] expressing oneself as a boy or a girl”;
•learned to dismantle “gender stereotypes”; and
•learned about the “impact of sexism and homophobia.”

By the time the children reach secondary school (ages 12-17), the ministry expects that they will have had their “first romantic relationships” and would have “explore[d] different aspects of sexual behaviour.”

By the end of this cycle, the children will have learned to:

•manage the “problems that may arise in a romantic relationship”;
•ensure that “sexual behaviour is safe and based on mutual consent”; and
•use condoms, contraception, and develop the “skills they need to protect themselves from STBBIs and pregnancy.”

And what about those five-year-old kindergartners? According to the Quebec government’s pamphlet:

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The “learning content” will include:

•Naming and recognizing the parts of the body
•Understanding why it is important to be proud of one’s body and to take care of it
•Learning at a basic level about pregnancy, birth, welcoming a new baby into the family and different types of families

There is no reason that elementary-aged students need to be forced to participate in a mandatory sex ed program. Not only is it completely inappropriate for children this age, but it also is a serious overreach and takes away a parent’s authority to decide when their child can be taught about such controversial matters.

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