The Local Switzerland

Swiss ban proposed on sex education for kids

Mon, 03 Feb 2014 19:04:00 +0100

Swiss voters will decide whether to ban compulsory sex education for children under nine after conservative groups mustered enough signatures to force a plebiscite, the authorities said on Monday.

'Sex box' initiative fails after paedophile scandal

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:26:18 +0200

A popular initiative seeking to shield children from “sexualization in pre-schools and primary schools” has failed to obtain sufficient signatures.

Child abuser led anti-sex ed campaign: report

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:53:50 +0200

One of the leaders campaigning against sex education in primary schools resigned on Thursday as details of his alleged involvement in child abuse came to light.

Sex box for kids sparks call to action

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:28:00 +0200

Politicians from different parties have joined forces for an initiative aimed at preventing children under the age of nine from receiving sex education just months after the use of educational "sex boxes" sparked uproar in Basel.

'Too much information in Swiss sex ed'

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:25:10 +0100

Olivier Fleury, an evangelical Christian, has sparked debate in Switzerland after he objected to the level of detail provided to his 14-year-old son during a recent sex education class at a school in Vaud.

Sex ed harms 'natural sense of shame': bishop

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:44:00 +0100

Two Swiss Catholic bishops have traded verbal blows after the bishop of Chur, Vitus Huonder, argued that parents should have the right to exempt their children from sex education classes at school.