Question 11740 — teaching

Summary

Ms. Annie Chapelier draws the attention of the Minister of National Education to access to health and sexuality education throughout the school curriculum. Indeed, according to article L. 321-16 of the education code, establishments must present to students courses or interventions dealing with the different dimensions of sexuality at a minimum of three sessions per year. Circular No. 98-237 of November 24, 1998 relating to guidelines for health education at school and college specifies that this must represent the equivalent of thirty to forty hours over the four years of college. Indeed, health and sexuality education helps support their reflection on mutual respect, relationships with others, equality between girls and boys and the rules of living together, the keystone of living together. However, it seems that the legislation is not respected. Indeed, according to the HCE report, published on June 13, 2016, relating to education and sexuality, 25% of responding schools declare that they have not implemented any action or session regarding sexuality education, contrary to their legal obligation. In addition, national education personnel are very poorly trained on the subject. Also, when sexuality education is integrated into disciplinary teaching, it is largely concentrated on sciences (reproduction) rather than being integrated in a transversal manner in connection with the civic dimension and equality between girls and boys. The courses given seem to be focused mainly on contraception and sexually transmitted diseases, sometimes putting aside many aspects which are just as important such as mutual consent, violence gender and sexuality and sexual orientation, for example. Still according to the HCE, the lack of financial resources of educational establishments, availability of staff and the difficult management of timetables are seen as the main obstacles to the implementation of sexuality education. However, the experience of countries at the forefront on these subjects actually demonstrates notable results. For example, through these courses sexuality education, the Dutch are among the highest users of the contraceptive pill and have a very low fertility rate among adolescents (3.88 per 1,000 in the Netherlands compared to 8.8 per 1,000 in France). In addition, these countries are implementing sexuality education programs from a very young age, particularly through audiovisual programs. Adapted to the age and sensitivities of children, this gives rise to a first introduction to the subject and gives children an education in otherness, a condition of living together. Also, faced with this observation, she asks him what measures are planned to remedy this non-application in the field and if consideration is being given to providing education on these subjects from kindergarten onwards.

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