The use of porn in sex and relationships education

Abstract

Although many young people want more and better SRE, this is not true for all young people. In Justin's experience as a sex educator, some students just do not want to be there. Although parents can choose to remove their child from SRE classes, students often cannot choose to remove themselves. If we are endeavouring to teach young people to engage in consensual behaviour, then it is vital to model this by not making

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