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Government must withdraw controversial sex survey from schools

The Scottish Conservatives have said the SNP Government should withdraw its controversial school survey where children are asked "intrusive" questions about sex.

Parents have raised questions about the content of the government's Health and Wellbeing Census, which asks pupils as young as 14 for their sexual history.

Eight councils have already opted to remove the census, and 12 are reviewing its contents.

Scottish Conservative children's spokeswoman Meghan Gallacher is now calling on the government to withdraw the controversial census and remove the "inappropriate" questions.

Scottish Conservative Shadow Minister for Children and Young People, Meghan Gallacher MSP, said: "Whatever its original intentions were, it's clear that this census is not fit for purpose.

“Parents have raised concerns about privacy and the nature of the personal information being gathered by the state.

"A number of questions are overly intrusive and inappropriate for children to answer. Adults would be uncomfortable answering them, so it's difficult to grasp why anyone thought they were suitable for younger people.

"In any case, it's questionable if a mass survey should be used to gather this kind of sensitive information - or if it's even likely to be taken seriously by most pupils.

"The SNP Government should withdraw this controversial survey and go back to the drawing board."

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https://www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/19762197.scottish-governments-sex-census-kids-rejected-eight-councils/