British Schoolkids to Be Asked to Consider Oral Sex

Reuters ^ | 2/21/03 | Matthew Jones

[Calpernia]

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."

[ClearCase_guy]

I do hope they also tell the children to seek out cocaine dealers as their drug resource of choice. This would be a good thing to teach children, because Cocaine is a "stopping point" which can prevent drug abusers from proceeding on to that far more dangerous drug, heroin.

[billorites]

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

If it doesn't, you're not doing it right.

[Redcloak]

"Naughty, wicked, evil Zoot..."

[plain talk]

What? Clinton is responsible for all of it. Ken Starr just got stuck with the dirty job of proving the King was a felonious slut.

[duckman]

Way back in the 50's during high school 'coping' a feel was considered hot stuff. My, how things have changed.

[Sofa King]

"British Schoolkids to Be Asked to Consider Oral Sex"

On a related note:

Micheal Jackson and Ted Kennedy have announced that they will be soon moving to Great Britan.

[bobsatwork]

Getting blow jobs from a very junior employee in the workplace is NOT a Presidents "personal life". Lying about it under oath is a crime.

[genefromjersey]

Did Clinton make it public or pubic ??

Inquiring minds want to know.

[Grig]

And people trying to eat less should hang out in kitchens and just breath deeply so they aren't so hungry.

[RobFromGa]

I think that in today's SexEd curriculum Second Base IS Oral Sex. First Base is French Kissing naked with your hands in each others pants. Third Base is doing both at the same time, in your school classroom.

[Henchman]

Dem Brits coudda done sumpin good; but dey blew it!

[The Duke]

Does anybody else recall that episode of the "X-Files" that portrayed a hideously imbred, genetically deficient family known as "The Peacocks"? Mother didn't have any legs (or teeth) and slept under the bed on an auto-mechanic's rollaround.

That's what comes to mind when I think of what's left of Britian.

[DoughtyOne]

LOL

[uncbob]

There were many reasons to disagree with Clinton's policy's, but his personal life was his own damn business, and Starr and Company should NEVER have investigated that stuff.

well it's obivious you know nothing about the issue

[mg39]

You say I need a good history lesson. Trust me, I'm well informed (I had the benefit of not being home-schooled, for starters). I remain disgusted at Clinton's betrayal of his marriage vows and use of the Oval Office as his personal back seat. However, history lessons of the future will not look kindly upon Mr. Starr's jihad against Clinton's sex life.

[ExpandNATO]

However, history lessons of the future will not look kindly upon Mr. Starr's jihad against Clinton's sex life.

If this is your complete summary of what actually was at stake, then it would have been better for you to be homeschooled.

President Clinton signed a law stating that an accused sexual harrasser's private sex life was legitimately part of the evidence that could be presented in court.

Clinton was accused of sexually harrassing Paula Jones. He then lied under oath about his affair with Monica Lewinsky.

There are people serving prison sentences for doing exactly that. Clinton is running around free. The injustice should be obvious.

[hunter112]

"We trust head teachers and teachers to make sensible decisions about sex education."

Head teachers??? Hmmmm.....

[homeschool mama]

In addition to needing a good history lesson, rather than your revisionist theory, you're quite ignorant about home education.

Support your theory of Starr, rather than tossing out accusations.

[ohioWfan]

However, history lessons of the future will not look kindly upon Mr. Starr's jihad against Clinton's sex life.

Wow! You swallowed the leftist lies, hook, line and sinker, didn't you? (You believe Susan MacDougal??)

The so-called "jihad against Clinton's sex life" was NEVER about his sex life alone.....it was about his lack of character, honesty, his illegal business dealings, and lies to a grand jury. His debauchery was merely a symptom of his deceitful, illicit lifestyle.

History lessons of the future will not look kindly on the x42.