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Sex education: at many all-girls schools, sexuality is still a taboo subject. But some experts are saying that it's about time teachers swotted up on the subject.

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The following is a May 13, 1998 Bangkok Post article written by Karnjariya Sukrung.

As the debate continues as to whether genetics or environment is most influential in forming a child's sexuality, schools have come under the spotlight for their role in influencing and educating youngsters.

Single-sex schools in particular are having to come to terms with some touchy subjects. Although Thailand is a society which likes to consider itself open to homosexual issues, in many of the kingdom's classrooms sex and sexuality is treated either as a taboo subject or dealt with in a heavy-handed manner.

One of the questions teachers are now having to ...

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