http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/1...lum-pulled-in-2010-over-religious-objections/
TORONTO — The Liberal government will reintroduce an updated version of the sex education curriculum for Ontario schools that it withdrew in 2010 because of objections from religious leaders, Education Minister Liz Sandals said Thursday.
An “age-appropriate” health and physical education curriculum will be ready for the start of classes next fall, based in part on consultations carried out after the past one was withdrawn, Ms. Sandals said.
“In our increasingly interconnected world, students often get information from unreliable and inaccurate sources,” she said. “That is why an up-to-date, relevant and appropriate health and physical education curriculum is needed now more than ever, and is why we are committed to having one in place for the 2015 school year.”
The reintroduced sex ed curriculum will teach children about homosexuality and same-sex marriages in Grade 3, encourage discussions about puberty, including masturbation, in Grade 6, and talk about preventing sexually transmitted diseases in Grade 7, which could include information about oral and anal sex.
Christian evangelist Charles McVety and other religious leaders condemned the Liberals for going too far with the proposed changes four years ago, forcing the government to back down until now.
