{"id":714008,"date":"2019-10-01T12:36:24","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T12:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/10\/01\/new-sex-education-curriculum-causes-stir\/"},"modified":"2019-10-01T12:36:24","modified_gmt":"2019-10-01T12:36:24","slug":"new-sex-education-curriculum-causes-stir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/10\/01\/new-sex-education-curriculum-causes-stir\/","title":{"rendered":"New Sex Education Curriculum Causes Stir"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n

Prof Opoku-Amankwa \u2013 GES Boss<\/strong><\/p>\n

THERE
\nIS a growing public concern about the move by education authorities to
\nintroduce sex education at basic school level, starting from Primary One in the
\ncountry.<\/p>\n

The
\nGhana Education Service (GES) is expected to introduce the sex education into
\nthe curriculum of basic schools as part of the guidelines for the Comprehensive
\nSexuality Education (CSE). However, the move has met stiff opposition from
\nreligious bodies in particular.<\/p>\n

CSE
\nis to integrate gender, human values and sexual and reproductive health rights
\nperspectives into sexuality education in the country.<\/p>\n

It is
\nanticipated through CSE that at age six, Primary One pupils will be introduced
\nto values and societal norms, and how to interact with the different sexes and
\ngroups.<\/p>\n

And
\nas they graduate to the upper primary, they will be made to study different
\nmodules of sexuality that include relationship, friendship, dating and
\ncourtship.<\/p>\n

The
\nguideline module for 11-year-old pupils in Primary Six includes fertility,
\npregnancy-related issues, childbirth and respecting gender differences.<\/p>\n

But it
\nappears a larger section of the public are not in favour of the move, and are
\npushing for government to scrap the plan in the interest of the country.<\/p>\n

Churches & Teachers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Heads
\nof religious bodies and even some groups of teachers who are supposed to
\nimplement the policy are registering their displeasure against the move.<\/p>\n

President
\nof the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC), Rev. Prof. Frimpong Manso,
\nhas stated that the churches will resist it if the GES dares to force it on
\npupils. He even described it as \u2018satanic\u2019.<\/p>\n

The GPCC which is made up of
\nover 200 church denominations in Ghana believes the plan to begin teaching CSE
\nin all public schools to children from five years upwards is satanic.<\/p>\n

Teachers Unaware<\/strong><\/p>\n

Already the National
\nAssociation of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has claimed that it was not consulted
\nbefore the policy document was prepared.<\/p>\n

In
\naddition, the Concerned Teachers Association of Ghana has revealed that
\nteachers in the country are not aware of the CSE course.<\/p>\n

Targets<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over
\n20 million learners in 64,000 primary and secondary schools are expected to be
\nreached on the programme, as well as 47,000 pre-service teachers and 367,000
\nin-service teachers.<\/p>\n

The
\nprogramme is also expected to reach 30 million people including parents,
\nguardians, religious leaders and young people out of school through community
\nengagement activities, and 10 million young people through other platforms.<\/p>\n

LGBT Agenda<\/strong><\/p>\n

However,
\nmembers of the public are highly likely not to allow the programme to see the
\nlight of day as they intensify their resistance.<\/p>\n

Law
\nlecturer and fierce critic of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
\n(LGBT) movement, Moses Foh-Amoaning, has raised a \u2018conspiracy theory\u2019 into the
\ndebate, saying government was \u2018pushing\u2019 an LGBT agenda through the CSE.<\/p>\n

Mr.
\nFoh-Amoaning \u2014 who doubles as the Executive Secretary and the
\nSpokesperson for the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and
\nFamily Values \u2014 said some texts and modules in the curriculum
\nthat would guide the CSE programme in Ghana resonate with LGBT activism.<\/p>\n

GES Reacts<\/strong><\/p>\n

The
\nGES yesterday clarified that the CSE curriculum has not
\nbeen approved as being claimed.<\/p>\n

According
\nto the Executive Secretary of the National Council for Curriculum and
\nAssessment, Dr. Prince H. Armah, the curriculum is yet to be endorsed by the
\nrelevant learning and teaching agencies.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s
\na draft; it has not been approved. There are aspects that have been rejected by
\nthe GES; it\u2019s not a policy,\u201d he said on radio.<\/p>\n

Population Council<\/strong><\/p>\n

The
\nExecutive Director of the National Population Council, one of the promoters of
\nthe curriculum, Dr Leticia Adelaide Appiah, also clarified that the focus of
\nthe CSE is to empower children to make the right choices when parents,
\nreligious leaders fail to play their roles.<\/p>\n

She
\nsaid teenage pregnancy is high in the country and that in every 1,000
\nadolescents, there were record cases of 140 teenage pregnancies.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt
\nis 16 in 1,000 adolescents in the developed countries. In China, it is seven in
\n1,000. These should guide what we do or don\u2019t do,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis
\nwill provide an opportunity for young people to develop and understand their
\nvalues, attitudes, and insights about sexuality,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Partnership<\/strong><\/p>\n

Earlier
\nthis year, Ghana and the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural
\nOrganization (UNESCO) launched the CSE programme which is to be implemented in
\nfive other countries.<\/p>\n

It
\nis in a bid to empower adolescents and young people to deepen their scope of
\nexisting activities to attain a Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE).<\/p>\n

Other countries expected to implement the CSE programme are Eswatini, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n

BY Melvin Tarlue<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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