{"id":16289,"date":"2025-03-30T06:56:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T06:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/french-schools-will-finally-teach-sex-education\/"},"modified":"2025-03-30T06:56:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T06:56:10","slug":"french-schools-will-finally-teach-sex-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/french-schools-will-finally-teach-sex-education\/","title":{"rendered":"French Schools Will Finally Teach Sex Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Students in France will learn about something new starting in September: sex, gender stereotypes and consent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Nearly a quarter-century after the French government passed a law mandating \u2014 but never putting in place \u2014 sex education for every student, it has finally developed and approved a curriculum for sex education classes, with a plan for teacher training and course materials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe have been waiting 25 years for this,\u201d said Sarah Durocher, president of Le Planning Familial, a French equivalent of Planned Parenthood \u2014 one of three nonprofit organizations that <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ouest-france.fr\/societe\/sexualite\/education-a-la-sexualite-a-lecole-trois-associations-attaquent-letat-en-justice-23f7393c-b859-11ed-a6d8-fca93d3c5f9b\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">sued the government in 2023<\/a> for not implementing its own law.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">That lawsuit has yet to be resolved in court. But the government pushed the curriculum through on its own, over the protests of opponents who criticized it as \u201c<a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.petition-education-sexuelle.fr\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ideological brainwashing<\/a>\u201d and <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/soseducation.org\/petitions-mobilisations-collectives\/non-education-sexualite-cadre-scolaire\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">harmful to children\u2019s development<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">More than 100 senators with the conservative party Les R\u00e9publicains signed <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lefigaro.fr\/vox\/societe\/education-a-la-sexualite-le-militantisme-n-a-pas-sa-place-a-l-ecole-20241201\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">an op-ed, published in Le Figaro<\/a> newspaper, opposing the program\u2019s \u201cwoke ideology\u201d and demanding all mentions of \u201cgender identity\u201d be removed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But Elisabeth Borne, the education minister, called the new program \u201cabsolutely essential.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">She highlighted the findings of an <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ciivise.fr\/le-rapport-public-de-2023\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">independent commission<\/a>, which showed that one child in France is sexually abused every three minutes, mostly by a male member of their family. Many kids now <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vie-publique.fr\/en-bref\/289610-frequentation-de-sites-pornographiques-par-les-mineurs-selon-larcom\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">learn about sex from online pornography sites<\/a>, she pointed out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Although the curriculum is set to take effect in September, opponents are still fighting; a coalition of a few groups have filed a lawsuit to stop it before France\u2019s top administrative court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Activists and experts say adoption of the curriculum was propelled by changing attitudes in France about sex since the #MeToo movement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cPublic opinion now understands it\u2019s necessary to talk to children about this kind of thing, because otherwise they will stay silent,\u201d said Yves Verneuil, a professor of education at the University of Lyon<a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/Une-Question-Chaude-Histoire-L%C3%A9ducation\/dp\/287574898X\/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ztZV71R-DJ3E6GbOMmavno6wxn46W6AxB__3-3QWHEPxp2jOhzfYLU6vrCHFToj-wLd_qJ33yy3LwJI4xBNSJaXEw6ZqDudFfl4_LBEgw1xQpP8upmoeLePgGci7IEIYs88JZfU40qHT2B8QTslsfw.l-0skfHnHdkcV0Qy9ifwHYWXJllkpwTJO-qj4u75kMo&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;qid=1739454634&amp;refinements=p_27%3AYves+Verneuil&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">.<\/a> \u201cThe ministry, consequently, saw this change of mentality.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The highly publicized trial last fall of dozens of men, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/video\/world\/europe\/100000009883895\/51-men-guilty-in-rape-trial-that-horrified-france.html\" title=\"\">found guilty<\/a> of raping a woman named <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/09\/25\/world\/europe\/france-rape-trial-gisele-pelicot.html\" title=\"\">Gis\u00e8le Pelicot<\/a> while she was deeply sedated, also had an effect, experts say. The case ignited discussions across the country about the casual banality of rape, the objectification of women and the lack of understanding of what consent is, and how it should be given before sex.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cHow could those men have said they got consent when seeing a drugged, passed-out woman?\u201d Ms. Durocher said. \u201cIt raised the question of how we teach consent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On paper, the French government has offered sex education since 1973. But the courses were optional and parents could pull their children from them, explained Mr. Verneuil, the professor, who has written <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peterlang.com\/document\/1351969\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">a book<\/a> on the history of sex education in France.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In 2001, the government introduced a law specifically requiring three annual sessions of sexual education for every student. Subsequent governments expanded the course contents to include not just classes on STDs and the risks of pregnancy, but sexism, homophobia, sexual violence and the concept of consent, Mr. Verneuil said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">However, no specific curriculum was developed, no budget or specialized training introduced and no personnel put in place to teach the classes, said Audrey Chanonat, a leader of the French union representing the principals of middle and high schools.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">At the middle school in Cognac where she is a principal, those courses required more than 100 hours of staff time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI don\u2019t have the personnel for it,\u201d she said, noting that the staff did cover some of the topics in ninth-grade biology.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cA real education program for sexual and intimate relationships with three hours per class? That exists almost nowhere,\u201d Ms. Chanonat said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vie-publique.fr\/files\/rapport\/pdf\/286398_0.pdf\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">2021 report<\/a> by the auditing department of the Ministry of Education, Sport and Research confirmed Ms. Chanonat\u2019s point: Only 15 to 20 percent of French students were offered those three classes a year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-5\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cIt is clear that many students go through their entire schooling without having benefited from a single lesson,\u201d the report stated<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The French feminist philosopher Camille Froidevaux-Metterie said the failure to put sex education in schools reveals a deep social conservatism in France.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cEducation about sex, but also about emotional and sexual relations, is learning to respect others and the difference between genders and sexualities,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd that pushes against a Conservative tradition that has always existed in France.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The government did keep trying to implement its law, but each time, it was met by fierce opposition, Ms. Froidevaux-Metterie said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In 2014, after the government trained teachers in 10 school districts to detect gender stereotypes and help children overcome them for a pilot program, some parents organized boycotts and pulled children out of school for two days. Activists who opposed gay marriage said the program would <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/societe\/article\/2014\/01\/29\/l-appel-au-boycott-qui-alarme-l-ecole_4356195_3224.html\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">destroy the traditional heterosexual family model and teach children they could choose their gende<\/a>r.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-6\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">After one teacher was targeted on social media with personal threats, the program was cut, said Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, who was the country\u2019s minister of women\u2019s rights at the time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The same opponents protested and circulated petitions this past fall and winter, opposing teaching on gender identity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ludovine de la Roch\u00e8re, the co-founder of France\u2019s major anti-gay marriage movement in the early 2010s that later led the opposition to the sex education program, told a Catholic radio station the program would introduce to children the possibility of gender transition. Her organization is part of the coalition that has sued to stop the first sex education classes this fall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The new curriculum, published last month in the official bulletin of the Ministry of Education, focuses on the themes of equality between men and women, the fight against discrimination, the principle of consent, and the prevention of sexism and sexual violence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Though they consider the curriculum cause for celebration, the activists who have been fighting for it have not withdrawn their lawsuit against the government. Essential to its success, they say, is funding \u2014 up to 620 million euros annually, or 52 euros per student, by one estimate, which is about $67 million, or about $56 per student.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">So far the education ministry has committed no money.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe know the implementation will be difficult,\u201d Ms. Durocher said. \u201cIt will be a new feminist battle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\">S\u00e9gol\u00e8ne Le Stradic<!-- --> contributed research.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/30\/world\/europe\/france-sex-education-schools.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students in France will learn about something new starting in September: sex, gender stereotypes and consent. 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