Protect children from porn


PETALING JAYA: Existing sexual and reproductive health education curriculum in primary and secondary schools should be reviewed by the government and enhanced with teachers given the training to teach it, say experts.

This comes after studies showed that readily available pornographic material could, among others, influence children’s attitudes towards sex, sexualisation of others and behaviour on gender equality, with one indicating that Malaysians were being exposed to sexual content from as young as 14.

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