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HIV and Aids teaching is compulsory in British schools but the
content is not prescribed. Should teaching in such a difficult
field, where there are disputes among experts, be left to secondary
school teachers with no specialist knowledge? And is it right that
the subject should be compulsory? These awkward issues are
confronted in this controversial paper which examines the materials
being used by schools in HIV/Aids teaching and how teachers are
approaching the subject. The authors conclude that, because of
material provided by pressure groups, teachers are exaggerating the
Aids problem and failing to stress the extent to which the risk of
infection depends on behaviour. Rent-seeking by vested interests
results in a serious distortion of the views presented to children.
Their conclusion about Britain is that HIV/Aids teaching should no
longer be compulsory. Either the law should be repealed or schools
should simply drop the subject.
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