How Scottish schools abuse children.
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David Williams posted on Thursday 6th December 2012 at 19:26Please see:
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/explicit-sex-education-dvd-banned-1449015
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http://tinyurl.com/cfvsgnx
I particularly draw attention to:
“The film includes a section aimed at children as young as five, asking them to name the body parts on a drawing of a naked man and woman.
Another segment, intended for eight year-olds, shows the cartoon couple chasing each other around a bedroom with a feather before having sex.”
And note that at the highest government level in England children were protected somewhat:
“Schools Minister Nick Gibb summoned executives from Channel 4 and asked for explicit scenes to be axed from the film.
The title has now been removed from the market in England.”
But children in Scotland are not good enough to be protected by the SNP:
“A Scottish Government spokesman said: “It is for local authorities and schools to decide which resources are used with pupils, ensuring that all content is appropriate for the children being taught.”“
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You choose to miss out the comment from the North Lanarkshire Council cpokesman who said, “We work closely with parents in our schools and write to them making it clear they have the opportunity to view the materials we use and of their right to withdraw their child.
“The vast majority of parents support the programme. However, we fully respect that some parents may not wish their child to take part.
“It has been used in schools throughout the country for more than 15 years and has been well received in helping to address a sensitive subject area.”
So – 1) The video has been around for 15 years and only now a handful of Mums in Lanarkshire are objecting 2) The Scottish Government are rightly leaving these matters to the councils, who have the responsibility for materials used in their schools.
Your headline really belongs in the pages of the Daily Mail.