Teaching children their right to say ‘no’


PETALING JAYA: With children as young as eight being sexually groomed and other related issues, a Parliamentary Special Select Committee (PSSC) has called for the Reproductive and Social Health Education (PEERS) scope to be expanded.

The PSSC on Women, Children and Community Development said the revised syllabus should include lessons on the “good touch” and “bad touch,” paedophilia, body shaming and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), among others.

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