Sex education

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Sex education is a key component of Ontario's Health and Physical Education curriculum. It can also be a controversial issue. In this section, you can find information about what students learn and the debate about the new sex education curriculum.

• Nov 17

  mental-health, physical-education, sex-education

  New curriculum would teach respect

  In a column in the Hamilton Spectator, James Mandigo, a researcher and professor in the Centre for Healthy Development at Brock University, argues that it is time for the province to implement the new sex ed curriculum.

• May 31

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  Controversy over sex education

  In the spring of 2010, after some complaints, the province decided to withdraw the sex education component of the new elementary H&PE curriculum.