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Title: Regarding need to review the decision of proposed sex education in schools.
DR. SEBASTIAN PAUL (ERNAKULAM): Sir, the Comprehensive School Health Programe and Adolescence Education, introduced by the Central Board of Secondary Education in all CBSE schools from Class-VI to Class-XII, is nothing but objectionable sex education. The adolescent education programme handbook is being implemented at the national level by the NCERT and it was proposed by the UNICEF as a measure to prevent AIDS in the Third World countries. The module, prepared by the SCERT, however, followed a western approach with explicit content. For example, girl students of Class-VI will be taught about the condom usage, including a mock demonstration from the class teacher using an actual condom. Class-VII students will be taught lessons in sexual intercourse. One of the new modules is about tackling molestation and sexual abuse. This will require students to perform molestation scenes whereby they will learn practical lessons on dealing with outrage. Class-VIII students will have to write essays on bizarre topics like “if there were no clothes for anybody”, “if there were no condoms”, and “if men had a uterus”. The Minister of Human Resource Development is requested to direct the CBSE to withdraw this objectionable module.