PAGE chairman Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim said nothing significant about sex education had been brought up and in the meantime, the youths are facing the consequences of the delay.
“Youths are faced with teenage pregnancies, incest, sexual assault, rape, etc.
“We have to begin with an agreement on the definition of sex education,” she told FMT.
Azimah said the relevant ministries should come together with interested parties and decide on the next step and how best to disseminate the knowledge to students.
She said school teachers and counsellors must also have the expertise to identify cases such as problematic students, slow learners, those with disabilities or youngsters lacking social skills.
“Teaching the module is one thing but attending to an individual student’s needs is another.
“Children must also have a go-to person in school should the home-front fail them,” she said.
Women, Family and Community Development Minister Rohani Abdul Karim was reported as saying that she had recommended a review of the school syllabus to incorporate sex education into Moral Education and Islamic Studies.
She had said these recommendations were raised during the Malaysian Council for Child Welfare meeting at UTC Kuching in Sarawak recently.
Rohani had also referred to discussions that were held around the country on issues such as incest, students lagging behind academically and those who had been expelled.
Following such discussions, the council had decided that there should be a method to help children get information about reproductive health through the proper channels.