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.

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