India Schools

Sex education: RSS affiliates believe it will harm children

According to an educational organization with close ties to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) paramilitary volunteer group, sex education in Indian schools will have an adverse effect on students.  Recently, the government received a draft proposal entitled “The National Education Policy,” which recommends that school curriculums for secondary schools and above should include mandatory sex […]

Social Issues

New Guidelines for Gender Inclusion and LGBTQ Rights At School

Through years we’ve seen the development of gender inclusion and LGBTQ rights and communities. Today we witness the expansion of the guidelines in the New York City education department regarding the right of LGBTQ students. The guidelines to support transgender and gender-expansive students includes examples of how should LGBTQ students be treated at education institutions, […]

Schools

LGBT inclusion at the heart of RSHE guidance

The statutory guidance on “Relationship Education, Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education”(RSHE) issued by the Department of Education has been received with accolades in the UK. After 2000, this is the first time this guidance has been updated. The Secretary of State for education, Rt. Hon Damian Hinds MP, stressed the importance of teaching […]