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Can Sex Toys Be Used for "Sexual Health Education"
A private high school in the United States attaches great importance to sex education courses, and even showed sex toys to students in a small-scale event, which caused a lot of controversy on the Internet
A spokesman for Francis Park Secondary School said the sex education program hoped to enable students to develop "healthy and respectful relationships".
However , after a secretly recorded video was released on the Internet recently , the school was subjected to cyber violence.
The general content of this video is in a "sex education class", showing "female vibrating massage sticks" and "anal plugs" to high school students participating in the class.
The video was secretly recorded by a reporter from the well-known far-right organization " Project Veritas " posing as a participant.
The far-right group " Project Veritas " is based in New York and is known for filming undercover videos to reveal the truth.
In response to this incident, the principal of Francis Park Middle School publicly responded: " In this event in the video, only six students participated, most of them were senior students, and they participated in an "LGBTQ+ sexual health organization" outside the school. The class lasts 30 minutes, and we have teachers from the school arranged to be present."
"In this course, professional healthcare experts are involved. Instead of exposing students to bad information online, experts can provide appropriate information in a prudent manner to help high school students clear their doubts about LGBTQ+."
What is Appropriate "Sex Education"?
It is understood that Francis Park Middle School's "sex education curriculum" complies with the laws of Illinois, where Chicago is located.
In 2021, the state of Illinois adopted the Future of Sex Education—Curriculum Standards for Sex Education in Secondary Schools, developed by Eva Goldfarb, a professor of public health at Montclair State University. ) organization written.
Professor Eva Goldfarb (Eva Goldfarb) said that according to US national standards, "sex education" is a comprehensive education curriculum, which includes discussions on LGBTQ identity. Sexual health and behavior become more closely linked as teenage children get older, she said.
Montclair State University Eva Goldfarb
Learning about puberty, sexual health, and contraception starts in middle school, according to American National Standards. While high school students continue with these lessons, they added discussions about "avoiding unhealthy relationships" and "inaccurate representations of sexual health and romance in the media."
Professor Eva Goldfarb and Professor Lisa Lieberman have been engaged in "sex education" research for 30 years, involving sex education courses in schools in various countries and regions around the world. They found that in schools that offer "sex education courses" according to the "Future Curriculum Standards for Sex Education", students are more tolerant, less prone to "homophobic bullying", more accepting of different groups, and less likely to have sex between intimate partners acts of violence.
Parents Debate
But is it appropriate to show middle school students a sex ed lesson with "sex toys"? This caused great controversy among the parents of the students.
Several parents of Francis Park Middle School told reporters that they understand and support the school's "sex education curriculum" and they believe in the professionalism of school education.
Stacia Garriott Kass has three children, two of whom attend Francis Parker Middle School. She supports the school's stance because she knows her youngest son is gay. "Sex education in a straight way didn't really work for my younger son," she said. "I would feel more at ease if he could learn about safe sexual health, including sex toys."
She told reporters that Joe Bruno, the "Parke Middle School Life Director" who appeared in this cyberbullying video, is deeply loved in Park Middle School. He has worked hard for the school and the students for many years. Trusted by parents and students.
Alumni of Francis Park Secondary School also showed their support, with more than 100 Parker graduates dating back decades signing a letter of support for the school and denouncing cyberbullying "against our alma mater".
Elias Cepeda, an alumnus author and boxing coach, posted on social media, "I support my alma mater, so proud of my alma mater! The 'sex ed class' they teach is totally necessary Yes, nothing to be ashamed of."
But some parents, who did not want to be named, told reporters that they thought it was inappropriate to have sex toys in sex education classes for high school students.
Some parents posted on social media that items such as sex toys and condoms should not be present on campus. Teachers can let students discuss in class, but can't show students. Whether to let students see or understand sex toys should be decided by parents themselves.
"Let's say those aren't sex toys, let's say they're guns. I don't want schools teaching my kids that subject."
Sex Toys and Parental Rights
Professor Eva Goldfarb, author of The Future of Sex Education Standards, was unable to comment specifically on Francis Parker's "sex education class" because she hadn't actually seen it. However, she said displaying sex toys could have educational value. For many people, part of the emotional life of both sexes is about having fun, and it's okay to use sex toys as an aid.
Professor Eva Goldfarb said that if students did not learn about gender health and safety in school, they would turn to the internet or TV or movies, which were difficult to control. However, sex education classes cannot include detailed descriptions of sexual intimacy.
Despite this, Professor Eva Goldfarb said parents had the right to exclude their children from "sex education classes". Illinois law gives all students and their parents the right to choose whether to receive "sex education."
Stephanie Scola Skora is COO of Brave Space Alliance, an LGBTQ center. She believes that high school students need to know about sexual health and related legal knowledge.
Some high school students have not yet reached the age of sexual consent stipulated by law (16 in the United States), and they have had sexual intimacy when they are young, but they may not know that they have broken the law.
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