The question of what should be part of sex education in schools is sparking controversy in Switzerland. While some people prefer a biological approach, others demand that sex education should be more “up to date”. What is your opinion? Join the discussion on “dialogue”! In Pfäffikon in canton Zurich, a teacher who is gay was recently dismissed after a barrage of complaints from conservative parents. The reason behind their outrage: sex education. This is not an isolated case. Time and again, concerned parents make headlines when it comes to sex education. For example, conservative Christians want to censor the word clitoris, some parents want to ban sex education by law, and others have gone as far as the Federal Court to have their children exempted from sex education – in vain. Meanwhile, others demand an improvement of sex education in schools, as for example the youth section of the Social Democratic Party in canton Lucerne, which collected a petition for a “contemporary sex ...
