Sex education is one heated conversation with conflicting opinions.

Parents have a different view on sexual education. Some believe that sex education should not be taught in school, while others believe that only certain aspects of sex education should be taught. Some think it should be part of the school curriculum. If it should be taught, when is the appropriate age?

However, what should be the ideal in a world where there are different opinions about sex and sexuality. Should the topic of sex be taught in Nigerian schools?

According to studies, 93% of people believe that sex education should NOT be taught in schools. However, the audience of this poll is not primarily Nigerians.
With the brazen sex talk among teenager today and with the exposure to social media
Should sex education be taught in school?

with the way secondary school girls are getting pregnant in nigeria yes it ought to be taught in our schools

Yes. In secondary Schools.

* About Sex-Education *
So what happens in a regular sex-education class?
Are little kids shown pornography and taught about different sexual positions?
NO!
Are they encouraged to have multiple sexual partners and risk HIV?
NO!
Are they given titillating material to read and misled about sexual matters?
NO!
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My school had an elaborate sex-education session. We were in Class 9 if I remember correctly. An NGO had been invited to handle the sessions, and boys and girls had separate classes, probably to help them open up without hesitation.
My views will therefore be based not on rhetoric, but experience.
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Let us assume that there exists a moral compass that decides which direction is right and which direction is wrong. It may be noted that such a moral compass, if it indeed exists, always lies in the hands of the government and the administration.
I want to know what does the moral compass exist for, if not to guide. Can a moral compass merely declare that "this" is right and "that" is wrong", and do away with its most important objective, which is to guide?
As a rational human being, you would want kids to learn. You would want them to see both sides of the coin, and help them reason and discuss so that they can decide which side is desirable.
If I have a daughter, I won't want her to panic when she first experiences menstruation. I won't want her to lock herself up in her school toilet and try to wash the blood away. I would want her to know that her body is undergoing some very natural changes, and that the only thing to worry about when these changes happen, is hygiene.
Almost every child has undergone some sort of active or passive sexual violation. I have been through it too. When I was ten or eleven, a big man had felt me up when I was travelling in a crowded bus. I had felt discomfort, but had not known how to react, It had lasted for about a minute, and for the next one year I was scared of travelling alone in a bus.
If I have a son, I don't want him to tolerate something because he is ignorant about it.
If required, I will sit with my future kid(s) and explain to them the fundamentals of sex-education myself. I am a writer and a talker and a thinker, and I am pretty sure I will be able to do it confidently. Because it's nothing to be shy of. Because it's logical and desirable.
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But can all parents do it themselves? Can you imagine your own mother or father explaining sex to you?
Not all of you can. Some parents have inhibitions, while others simply don't think it's that important.
And that is why, schools must be where it should be taught. And at an early age itself.

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