Primary school children to be taught about dangers of explicit text messages

Primary school children to be taught about dangers of explicit text messages

New government plans mean that children as young as five will be taught about the dangers of sending sexually explicit text messages and domestic violence, it has been announced.

A new blueprint, which was passed by government ministers earlier this week, will force teachers to educate primary school pupils about the "stereotyping and objectifying" of women in modern society.

The move was based on the recommendations of the Violence Against Women and Girls Advisory Group, which believes that children of all ages should be taught about the dangers of technology.

However, the move is likely to be met with disapproval from various groups, who may believe that children should not be taught about such an explicit subject from at such a young age.

Meanwhile, parents at a Lincolnshire primary school recently expressed anger over a "graphic" sexual education video the institution showed to their children.

Recently, the government announced that it would be centralising control over sexual education lessons in a bid to try and to reduce teen pregnancies.

Posted by Judith Spence