School accused of promoting fetishes with guidance on sucking toes

Year Nine school pupils were advised they could suck their partner's toes as a way of showing their love.

Year Nine school pupils were advised they could suck their partner’s toes as a way of showing their love, it has emerged.

The school in Wigan, Manchester has been accused of promoting fetishes over the advice, which was part of sex and relationship guidance.

Pupils were given a leaflet called ‘101 Ways To Show Someone You Love Them Without Having Sex’.

Among suggestions like ‘buy chocolates’ and ‘make a playlist’ came: ‘Suck their toes’.

Security worker Carl Lawrence says his daughter Emma, 14, came home from Shevington High School told to discuss the leaflet with a parent.

But after reading it, her mum was too embarrassed to talk about it and told her to speak to her dad instead.

Carl, 35, said: ‘I understand children need to be made aware of the world, but should we really be promoting fetishes in Year Nine? I don’t think so.

‘The first thing that stood out was ‘suck their toes’. That’s quite niche.

‘There is no way I think a 14-year-old should be reading this.

‘When I spoke to my daughter I said, “You do know this isn’t the only way to do things?”

‘Surely they can just enjoy each other’s company. They can go for walks, watch a film, go to Burger King, go to the park.

‘There’s tons of things she can do that don’t involved getting someone’s big toe in her mouth.’

Emma even claims when children laughed at the suggestions in class, a teacher told them ‘You don’t know if you like it until you try it’.

The Spectrum Community Health CIC-created leaflet also proposed ideas like proposing marriage, driving a long distance to see someone, and buying each other underwear – things Carl said were also not age-appropriate.

A spokesperson for Spectrum Community Health CIC said: ‘Spectrum’s Relationships and Sex Education Programme provides information and support to young people throughout their high school journey, helping them to make safer choices.

‘From Year Nine onwards we also introduce our RSE magazine, which is adapted every year in response to feedback from young people, parents and schools.

‘The 101 Ways were created by teenagers and are referenced by Spectrum in the context of the classroom lessons they support.’