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Maharashtra to ban CBSE textbooks on sex education
The Maharashtra Government is going to ban in the state textbooks published by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) containing material teaching sex to school students.
The Minister of State for School Education, Hasan Mushrif, announced the ban in the Assembly on Friday when the House debated the Opposition Shiv Sena-BJPs calling attention motion on the Governments move to make sex education compulsory from the standard six onwards from the next academic year.
The opposition members said amidst noisy scenes that the CBSE books contained obscene photographs and could harm the students who are as young as 12 years.
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Maharashtra govt decision to ban sex education comes under fire
Terming as regressive the decision to ban CBSE textbooks on adolescence education programme (AEP) in Maharashtra, experts have criticised the state government for not consulting the stakeholders on the issue.
It is unfortunate that the state government has taken the decision without consulting any of the stakeholders and it should be immediately retracted, educationists, counsellors and social workers said at a public symposium organised by an NGO `men against violence and abuse (Mava) here yesterday.
The subject has to be discussed by all and not MLAs alone. It affects the common
Maharashtra Govt. bans CBSE sex education books
Announcing a ban on sex education books of CBSE syllabus in Maharashtra, the state government today said there was no plan to introduce the subject in school syllabus.
The announcement was made by Minister of State for School Education Hasan Mushrif, while replying to a calling-attention notice by Rajendra Patni (Shiv Sena), Shobha Phadanvis (BJP) and others.
The Minister also announced cancellation of the proposed introduction of the `adolescence life skills programme, which was to be introduced from the next academic year.
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Mumbai: Maharashtra government is about to give nod to implement a code of conduct for schools, which will guarantee singing of the national anthem and celebration of national days and flag hoisting in all CBSE and ICSE-affiliated schools across the state.
The state government is also determined to enforce the code very strictly throughout the state. Talking on the code, Minister of School Education Vasant Purke clarified that the government will deal severely with any violator of the new code.
Earlier, the issue was raised in the legislative council by Sena MLC Deepak Sawant who said that certain CBSE and ICSE schools
BANGALORE: Schoolbag too heavy? Dont worry. CBSE has decided to lighten your burden. If you are a Class 1 student, you will carry only three textbooks from the next academic year Hindi, English and Mathematics.
The CBSE has fixed limits on the number of textbooks schoolchildren can carry to school. The limit for Class 5 students is six textbooks and for Class 7 and 8 students, 11 books.
National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is mandated to print and supply textbooks for the schools affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) including Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalayas. A vast majority of schools in the country use textbooks developed by State Councils of Educational Research & Training, State Text-book Corporations, State Examination Boards and Private Publishers etc. Some States have been given, on their request, copyright permission to reprint some/all NCERT textbooks and at times, delay in printing and distribution of these books by them may result in students of these States purchasing NCERT textbooks meant