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Children under 15 can be withdrawn from sex education
Parents will be able to withdraw their children from the new, compulsory sex education lessons up to the age of 15 Parents will have the right to withdraw children up to the age of 15 from sex education classes even though the subject is being made compulsory in primary and secondary schools, the government said today.
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UK: Same-Sex Relationships and HIV Included in Sex Education
All public schools in the United Kingdom will be required to teach comprehensive sex education that includes HIV/AIDS and same-sex relationships, announced U.K. officials on November 5, reports Pink News .
East Lancs schools gear up for sex education changes
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Pupils to be forced to have sex education under age of consent
Parents are to be forced to allow their children to have sex education before the age of consent, the Government announced today.
Campaign Launches to Sound Alarm about the Misuse of Prescription Drugs Among Teens
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School sex education becomes compulsory
All children will be forced to take sex and drugs education at school under reforms announced yesterday.
17-year-old accused of having sex with pre-teen
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