Oral Sex, School Approved Sex Alternative
 

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LONDON (Reuters) - British school children are to be controversially asked to
consider oral sex instead of intercourse as part of a drive to cut the
country's high teenage pregnancy rate.

Sex education teachers are being trained to discuss with youngsters
various "stopping points" on the road to full sex in a bid to reduce the
number
of teen pregnancies, the government said on Friday.

The idea is to encourage pupils to discover "levels of intimacy," including
oral sex, which stop short of full sexual intercourse.

But the plan has been criticized as unworkable by family groups.

"The courses for teachers are to enable them to discuss various sex and
relationship issues with pupils. One of those issues is oral sex," said a
Department of Health spokeswoman.

"Oral sex is one of the 'stopping points' on the road to intercourse," she
said, denying the advice was encouraging sexual activity.

"Another 'stopping point' is to hold hands," she added.

Family groups argue that oral sex is likely to lead to penetrative sex.

"One thing leads to another," said Robert Whelan, director of the Family
Education Trust. "It is hard enough for adults to hold back and is even more
difficult for teenagers with their raging hormones."

One teacher, who recently attended one of the courses, told the Times
newspaper
the advice could be construed as a green light to teens.

"By following this course, I feel that teachers are implicitly supporting
underage sexual activity," said Lynda Brine.

Whelan also said oral sex was no protection against most sexually transmitted
diseases.

"Delaying the onset of teenage sexual activity is the only way to cut teenage
pregnancy," he told Reuters.

With nearly 39,000 girls under 18 conceiving each year, Britain has the
highest
teenage pregnancy rate in Western Europe. The government wants to halve it by
2010.

In line with that aim, students have already been offered condoms, oral
contraceptives and easier access to counselors in schools.

The Department of Education said on Friday sex education was determined by
individual schools.

"We give guidelines but we don't dictate what material is used," a
spokeswoman
said. "We trust head teachers and teachers to make sensible decisions
about sex
education."

When did Bill Clinton become Prime Minister????

Re: Oral Sex, School Approved Sex Alternative
 

Wish I'd had a head teacher...

I guess it stems from the fact that many teens think oral sex isn't sex, it's just another form of foreplay. Interesting! Thanks, Lilith!

Can I go back to High School!?!?

Dudes, I'm moving to London and Teaching Grade 11 arithmadick.... wish me luck.

Rats. I had to take biology and algebra and goofy stuff like that.

Now they start offering really practical stuff you can actually use. :)

Sounds like they are getting really desperate to stop kids from having intercourse. Someone tell them that encouraging blowjobs just might not help the cause.

Down here in S.C., teenage pregnancy is a rampent problem also. I've got a 2 year old daughter and I have no idea who I am going to say to her about sex when it comes the time. Sex is fine, but dear lord, please use protection.

Necodemus my advise to you is to bring her up knowing about it. Dont hide the fact that it is something people do. Tell her when she ask what she needs to know at her level. No more. But dont make it taboo. Then she will be more curious about it. Talk to her as if it is "just matter of factly" that is how babies were made stuff but at her level....relax it wont be so hard...

Just from one parent to another.