Old Sex Ed Curriculum

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Schools will go back to teaching the same sex-ed curriculum they did in the late 1990s

By Nicole Thompson and Shawn Jeffords, The Canadian Press

July 11, 2018

TORONTO, ON - FEBRUARY 21 - Progressive Conservative Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation critic Lisa M. Thompson during question period at Queen's Park, February 21, 2017. (Andrew Francis Wallace/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
TORONTO — Ontario schools will go back to teaching the same sex-ed curriculum they did in the late 1990s this fall after the province’s new government announced Wednesday it was revoking an updated version brought in by the previous regime.
Just over a week into the summer break, Education Minister Lisa Thompson said ministry staff were working to inform school boards of the decision to revert to the curriculum that was in place before 2015.
The older curriculum will remain in effect until the government completes a “fulsome consultation respecting parents” on how to modernize the material, she said.
The newer sex-ed curriculum sparked controversy, particularly among social conservatives, when the Liberal government introduced it three years ago.
It was the first time the curriculum had been updated since 1998, and it included warnings about online bullying and sexting that were not in the previous version. But protesters zeroed in on discussions of same-sex marriage, gender identity and masturbation.
The updated document has its supporters, however, including tens of thousands of people who signed a petition to save it after the Tories — who vowed to scrap it during the election campaign — were elected last month.
A group also paid for a three-meter-long sign defending the curriculum that was parked outside the legislature Wednesday.
“Dear PC MPPs,” the sign read. “Don’t let the religious right hijack sex-ed.”
Ontario’s two largest teachers’ unions said they oppose the decision, noting that parents and educators were consulted extensively before the curriculum was updated.
Sam Hammond, president of the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario, said the move is a “huge disservice” to students, who need to learn about critical issues such as consent.
What’s more, given the amount of input teachers, experts and parents had in the update, any new consultations are likely to give a similar result, Hammond said. He encouraged parents to call on Thompson to save the updated curriculum.
The decision also doesn’t leave teachers much time to alter their plans for the fall semester, said Harvey Bischof, president of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation.
“Nobody wants to be unprepared, it’s certainly not the best approach to classroom practice to make last-minute decisions or to have last-minute decisions foisted upon our members,” he said.
“And so it doesn’t feel like a thoughtful approach, it feels like a bit of a knee-jerk reaction.”
Some parents, too, said they would have to make adjustments in light of the change.
Megan Houston, a mother of three — aged two, four and 21 — said it will affect how she talks to her younger children about sex, mental health and other subjects that were addressed in the newer curriculum.
“It makes me, as a parent, more vigilant,” she said. “For my four-year-old, for example, we’re talking about things like personal space.”
The earlier curriculum, which was taught to her oldest daughter, glossed over some key issues, she said.
“While there were mechanics of things talked about, it was separating this idea of sex and feeling and emotion. Whereas with this new curriculum, it really ties in this idea of ‘sex is not just something that your body does, it’s something that will affect you emotionally,”’ she said.
Premier Doug Ford had promised to repeal and replace the controversial sex-ed curriculum when he ran for the Progressive Conservative leadership and repeated the pledge during the spring election.
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Ontario going back to old sex-ed curriculum in fall, PCs say | CBC News Loaded
Ontario's education minister says the sex-ed curriculum taught to children in the coming school year will be an older version, not the controversial updated program brought in by the previous government.
The Canadian Press · Posted: Jul 11, 2018 1:05 PM ET | Last Updated: July 12, 2018
Ontario's education minister says the sex-ed curriculum taught to children in the coming school year will be an older version, not the controversial updated program brought in by the previous government.
Lisa Thompson said Wednesday ministry staff are working to inform school boards of the decision to revert to the curriculum that was in place before 2015.
Thompson said the ministry will be moving quickly to consult parents on how to update the curriculum, and details on that process will be coming soon.
Premier Doug Ford promised to repeal and replace the controversial sex-ed curriculum when he ran for the Progressive Conservative leadership and repeated the pledge during the spring election.
The new curriculum sparked controversy, particularly among social conservatives, when the Liberal government introduced it.
It was the first time the curriculum had been updated since 1998 and included warnings about online bullying and sexting, but protesters zeroed in on discussions of same-sex marriage, gender identity and masturbation.
The PC Party's plans sparked immediate reaction.
Tanya Granic Allen, who ran unsuccessfully against Ford for the PC leadership on a platform focused on getting rid of the new sex-ed curriculum, tweeted simply: "Great work!"
Granic Allen had hoped to run as an MPP, but was dumped by the PC party over comments she'd made in the past that Ford called "irresponsible."
NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said she finds the decision "disappointing," adding the curriculum needed to be updated to cover a range of topics facing youth today.
Instead, she said, the government is taking an approach that is "not the right direction for the kids of this province."
Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner accused Ford's government of "declaring war on modern life," by going back to a curriculum that was written in the early days of the internet.
Schreiner said the move amounts to taking away key tools from teachers and called it inappropriate.
Brittany Smith of the advocacy group Leadnow, which petitioned to keep the revised curriculum, called Ford's move "ideologically driven" and "pure politics."
"He's really making this decision to appease the religious right and far-right factions of his base who helped him get elected," Smith told CBC Toronto.
"This is a cynical political decision of his, and children across Ontario are being made to pay the price."
At least one outspoken critic of the Liberals' curriculum wants to know what the PCs plan to do next.
Farina Siddiqui of Mississauga, Ont., kept her two daughters home from school to protest the curriculum.
She concedes that the 1998 curriculum needed "revisions."
But, she says, changes "should be widely consulted with community leaders, with parents, with faith leaders, with educators and with the experts."
Smith and other supporters of the now-scrapped curriculum say it was the result of careful and thorough consultation.
Thompson also said the ministry is looking into how to replace a $100-million fund earmarked for school repairs that was cut earlier this month.
The money was to be paid out from revenues of the cap-and-trade system, which Ford began dismantling almost immediately after taking office, as he had promised.
Thompson said the government will try to find internal sources to replace the funding, which was announced in April and cut earlier this month, surprising school boards that had just begun to spend the money.
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The Main Sex Education Programs Taught in Schools

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There are two basic types of sex education classes, and which is taught depends on what your state or local school district mandates. Your teen will either be learning the Comprehensive Sexuality Education or the Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Program. 1

These programs represent two completely different schools of thought. You must know what your child is learning so you can be sure that the information is complete, accurate, and reflects your family's values . You want to be sure that you are prepared to answer questions your teen may have.

Comprehensive Sexuality Education is a program that starts in early childhood and continues through high school. 2 It teaches that sexuality is a natural, normal part of healthy living and brings up age-appropriate sexuality topics.

Comprehensive Sexuality Education covers the broad spectrum of sex education, including:

Comprehensive Sexuality Education includes accurate medical information on sexually transmitted infections and HIV. And although abstinence is addressed, this curriculum also emphasizes strategies to reduce the risk of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.

Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs emphasize abstinence from all sexual behaviors. It teaches that sexual expression outside of marriage could have harmful psychological, social, and physical consequences.

Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs do not discuss: 1

Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs may address using condoms, but they emphasize the failure rates of using them.

You'll want to fill in any gaps in your teen's knowledge. For example, the school's sex education program may focus on birth control and safe sex without addressing the emotional issues that accompany becoming sexually active. Or, it may not fully address topics of sexuality you want your child to know about.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, almost half of all teenagers become sexually active between ages 15 and 19. 3
Almost 20% of teens do not use birth control the first time they engage in sexual intercourse, and this is a statistic that has not changed over time.

The sex education curriculum will give your teen a foundation to form questions and have conversations with you. They will bring examples from class that you may not agree with, or they may share things that their peers have said.

Sex education shouldn't only be about having "the sex talk." Instead, it should be a series of open conversations over the course of many years. As your teen matures, they will have more questions about sex. You may be the source of answers if you make it comfortable for your teen to bring you questions.

Hall KS, McDermott sales J, Komro KA, Santelli J. The state of sex education in the United States . J Adolesc Health . 2016;58(6):595-7. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.03.032
ACOG Committee Opinion No. 678: Comprehensive Sexuality Education . Obstet Gynecol . 2016;128(5):e227-e230. doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000001769
National Conference of State Legislatures. State Policies on Sex Education in Schools .

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Denise Witmer is a freelance writer and mother of three children, who has authored several books and countless articles on parenting teens since 1997.

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TORONTO – Ontario schools will go back to teaching the same sex-ed curriculum they did in the late 1990s this fall after the province’s new government announced Wednesday it was revoking an updated version brought in by the previous regime.
Just over a week into the summer break, Education Minister Lisa Thompson said ministry staff were working to inform school boards of the decision to revert to the curriculum that was in place before 2015.
The older curriculum will remain in effect until the government completes a “fulsome consultation respecting parents” on how t
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