Sex education for 6-year-olds

CHILDREN as young as six will be given sex education in Malaysian primary schools from next year, an official said, as part of a drive to curb “baby-dumping”, promiscuity and HIV.

Deputy education minister Wee Ka Siong told reporters that pupils aged between six and 11-years-old will study the new curriculum, which has been designed with the help of parents and civil society groups.

The plan follows Thursday’s announcement that sex education will be taught in secondary schools across the conservative Muslim-majority country from next year.