Yesterday I spent the day going over the newly released 2015 Ontario Health and Physical Education Curriculum (Elementary) with a fine-toothed comb to generate a comprehensive précis made up of every single quote that had anything to do with the “sex ed” parts.
Unfortunately, misconceptions and misinformation about this curriculum are continuing to make their way around the internet, mostly because people seem bound and determined to willfully ignore the actual facts before forming an opinion.
So today I’m going to address the most common myths about the new curriculum.
The sky is [not] falling! The 2015 Ontario Sex Education Curriculum Myths and Facts
Myth #1
Explicit sexual content, including oral and anal sex, consent, and rape will be taught to children as young as 6.