Analysis
How South Korea’s sex education is out of step with international standards
Experts say recent consideration of abstinence-only, heteronormative curricula promotes discrimination and violence
Seoul city schools recently considered adopting a sex education curriculum emphasizing abstinence, heterosexual-only relationships, and the immutability of distinct, fixed genders from birth.
The Seoul Metropolitan Council’s education committee took a close look at a preliminary ordinance on sex education aimed at “creating a school culture in which students, faculty, and guardians respect sexual and biological ethics.”
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