should children be given sex education in schools, r should this be responsibility of their parents?

Answer 1

Both. Parents should be open and honest, but most parents are public health experts and can't give medically sound advice. What they can give is values, which are ultra important. Schools can be much more honest and (when the No Child Left Behind Act and the Bush Administration's Abstinence-Only Until Marriage plans are thrown out the window) give medically sound information about how to prevent STIs, pregnancy, and make responsible choices. As Queen Latifiah said today on The View, 'people get weak and make bad choices. Maybe the one time your 20 year old gets weak he remembers that he has a condom in his pocket and his live is saved because he doesn't contract HIV'.

Answer 2

It should be a bit of both. Some parents may want to shelter their children to keep them from doing things that they disagree on, so this can lead to them not even knowing what is happening to their body until they're almost graduating. Schools sometimes do the same, but most schools at least tell you what is happening with your body and not about actual sex. This is where parents should help answer questions that arise. No, not the birds and the bees, or that the stork came and delivered when the question "where do babies come from?" is asked by a 14-year old. The amount that a person should be told is also based on their maturity level.

Answer 3

School should work together with parents on sex education. We should not run away from the topic when the children mention about sex. It is time for our thinking to change! Let us educate our child about the importance of sex education. It should not be left to the school alone.

Answer 4

Sex education which explains how the plumbing works is just important knowlege that every person needs to know - certainly as relavent to a public school education as knowing the capital of Venezuela. Teaching values, ethics and morality , which guide you in how to make decisions about using the plumbing, rightly should come from the home. Unless of course, the parents are jerks.

Answer 5

I actually think this is an individual choice. Each parent because of moral or religious beliefs can make their own informed decision and i don't think either one is wrong. Personally I have a 12 year old, we talked about sex and he also took a sex education class in school. I had the option to sign paperwork to allow him to take this class or i had the option to not let him allow to take the class. We had more question and answer session after his class and i am glad he knows correct information instead of hearing incorrect information from friends.

Answer 6

I would rather that the parents should discuss sex with their children, but some parents don't ever do that, or they too don't know the truth (I mean that all they know is the actions in marriage, not much else like diseases and whatnot). Also, some parents feel too nervous about the birds and the bees.

So if they learn it in school, then at least they know what they're up against (risks, protection, etc.).

Answer 7

I think that it is primarily the parents responsibility but not all parents are equipped to deal with such things so the next best place to learn sex education would have to be through our education providers.

Answer 8

A combination of both. As children are easily influenced and misguided by their peers on the subject matter.
So the education is better in hand with both the school and parents taking part.

Answer 9

Schools should because some parents don`t want to talk about it.
Parents should also get involved , and try to educate their kids so unwanted pregnancies and STI `s are not an issue or at least minimized.

Answer 10

I think it should be the parents responsibility to do that sort of thing. It's not the schools job. It's the parents. The parents are responsible for talking to their children about that kind of stuff. They should be the ones to talk about the dangers of it. Kids should talk to thier parents and vice versa.