Suspension of Aware programme sends wrong message
I READ with great concern the Ministry of Education's statement regarding the suspension of Aware's Comprehensive Sexuality Education programme.
The programme was based on material put together by leading international academics, health workers and medical experts working with the International Women's Health Coalition. As such, it is a document reflecting some of the most recent research on women's health, reproductive and gender issues worldwide. Singaporean counsellors, social workers, law enforcement officers, parents and teachers have attested to the value and importance of Aware's programme for our youth today.
The suspension of the programme is a step in the wrong direction and sends a message that as a society, we are not prepared to stand up for the facts as established by authoritative medical and social work groups when social pressure is strong. Surely, this is not the signal we want to send, both to groups in Singapore and also to the international community to which Singapore belongs.
Alexandra Serrenti (Ms)
http://forums.delphiforums.com/sunkopitiam/messages?msg=28486.42
Saturday, May 9, 2009
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