Sex education to be mandatory in Quebec elementary and high schools next year
Sex education will be mandatory for Quebec elementary and high school students as of next year.
Education Minister Sébastien Proulx made the announcement on Thursday morning.
Éducation à la sexualité obligatoire dès la prochaine rentrée scolaire pour les élèves du primaire et du secondaire #ForumAHsexuels #EduQc #PolQc
— Sébastien Proulx (@SebastienProulx) December 14, 2017
@SebastienProulx confirme : cours d’éducation sexuelle obligatoires dans les écoles primaires et secondaires dès septembre 2018. Y aura formation pour enseignants et professionnels. #forum #assnat #polqc
— Mathieu Boivin (@Bwevin) December 14, 2017
According to CBC, the program is based on a 2015 pilot project, which encouraged teachers to incorporate sex education into their curriculum.
Next year, nearly one million students in the province will learn about age-appropriate sexual health topics, including anatomy, appropriate touching, safe sex, healthy relationships, and sexual assault.