Sex ed to be compulsory in Quebec as of September: Couillard
QUEBEC — All students in Quebec primary and secondary schools will be taught sexual education as of September, Premier Philippe Couillard told The Canadian Press on Wednesday.
Education Minister Sebastien Proulx has been trying for two years to gradually introduce voluntary sex-ed courses in schools but without much success.
Most schools have balked at his proposal, while teachers’ unions have been critical of the government’s approach and what they perceive as a lack of training.
The September courses will be for about one million students from Grade 1 through Grade 11.