This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition No sex education for under 10 years old
Studies have showed that children under the age of 10 do not think of sexual activities or relationships. So sex education for little children under the age of 10 years is not necessary. Exposing children to sex is the same as showing red to a bull because what you don't know you don't miss.
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There is no proven evidence that exposing children to sexual information has reduced adolescent sex or pregnancy. It should be a matter for the parents to decide if their children should be exposed to sexual information.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
There is no requirement for sex education to be taught at primary schools. You can read more here from paragraph 65
Where a maintained primary school chooses to teach aspects of sex education
(which go beyond the national curriculum for science), the school must set this out in their policy and all schools should consult with parents on what is to be covered. Primary schools that choose to teach sex education must allow parents a right to withdraw their children.
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