Teacher guidelines on sex education upcoming

SEX EDUCATION   guidelines  for teachers in Panama schools  should be ready in two or three months  says Deputy Minister of Education, Carlos Staff.

 His statement came following  concerns expressed by  the Asociación de Padres de Familia (Parents’ Association) over lack of reporting on progress.

Karina Herrera, president of the  Association, said that at the beginning of the year the subject had been resumed, but now had gone back to sleep, because they have not been made  aware of what is being done with the sexuality guides.

 Staff said there have been  administrative problems, such as work force  contractions, but that these will be corrected in a week, so the guidelines should be ready in August or September  and the  “training of teachers can begin,” he said.

The introduction of sex education in public schools has faced strong opposition from church groups.