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The Daily Mail reports that children in the UK may receive school lessons about sexting.
Children as young as nine could be taught in school about the dangers of sexting.
New sex education packs produced by a charity warn girls not to send 'sexy and pouting' pictures using their mobile phones.
They suggest telling children of seven not to email photos of themselves in swimming costumes in case they fall into the hands of paedophiles.
The article goes on to say:
The lessons are part of a pack, launched last week, that schools can download for £299 a year.
Norman Wells, director of the Family Education Trust, said it was 'symptomatic of a mindset that thinks young children should take responsibility for their own safety, when in reality it is the job of parents to protect them'.
He added: 'To address such issues in the classroom runs the risk of introducing ideas and thoughts that many children are not ready for. In some cases [it] is likely to breed an unhealthy distrust and suspicion of adults.'
Meanwhile, UK polticians are calling for lessons to "tackle the rise of sexist abuse fuelled by internet porn" and the UK, Australia and the Philippines are currently engulfed in pedophile scandals.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 08 2014, @08:27PM
> Take care with this story. The Daily Mail is not known for being an authoritative source for this sort of announcement.
The only time it is acceptable to cite the Daily Heil is when they are reporting on a story from another source and their coverage is more accessible (not sensationalized, just accessible, like with better pictures). Anything else from them isn't worth wiping your ass with.
(Score: 2) by EvilJim on Wednesday July 09 2014, @12:27AM
I would've thought it was also ok to cite them when you're comparing contradictory stories both from them... such as their list of cancer causing things.
(Score: 2) by janrinok on Wednesday July 09 2014, @08:44AM
It's perfectly fine to cite them - and the story does.But this story is more likely as a result of the FPA providing a story that sells what they propose and the DM taking it at face value. Teachers are trained to produce lesson plans, they get paid for producing lesson plans, but here a charity is now trying to sell lesson plans for a subject with is already covered within the description of 'Sexual Education'. The education system is providing no additional funding for the £299.00 for the first year and a lesser amount for subsequent years. But hang on - why do you have to pay every year? Surely once you have the lesson plan you could use it for ever, perhaps tweaking it as changes in circumstances necessitate. This is an advertisement which just happens to coincide (convenient that... isn't it?) with the Governments current panic regarding paedophilia. As I mentioned in an early post, my wife is a retired teacher. Wherever she has worked, she and the other staff have produced lesson plans, placed them in a library of plans, and all teachers can use them for as long as they wish with no additional expense whatsoever.
I also question what this has to do with family planning - it is not for educating pupils on the various forms of contraception (for which the FPA has a remit) but as a warning that 'photos of 9 year olds in their swimming costume might be seen by paedophiles'. It is, in my opinion, the FPA picking up on the current public mood and trying to make a quick profit.
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