In India sex being a taboo, no authentic source is available. Sex and sexuality are considered intimately private matters, which are not to be discussed in public especially with young generation. As such individuals get information in these matters indirectly though sources available in their socio-cultural settings.
Also there is a view that if these things are shared with young children they may get encouraged to experiment with generally exciting information which may in turn promote promiscuity and sexual permissiveness. According to some, chances are that school and social environment may get spoiled and young children distracted.
The fear expressed is that the sublime instinct of sex might get reduced to mundane routine affair and hence, any information pertaining to sex and sexuality was opposed to be included in school curriculum.
While these age-old societal feelings were there, the traditional value system was strong enough influence the sex related behaviour of individuals. But in the present times the situation is completely changed owing to new trends in social development relating to urbanisation with its ramifications to human life and lifestyles and migrations to slums in the cities. However, the problems due to ignorance are not confined to urban areas.
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Problems of sexual misinformation, titillating tales, sexual abuse, use of drugs etc., exist in villages also. The net result is increase in sex crimes in our society. There is need to reinforce those social and cultural values that militate against irresponsible sexual behaviour. The impact of traditional value system has however, been waning to the extent that is ignored as being orthodox in nature.
There have been apprehensions expressed about school interventions as well. As there is no alternative to school intervention, these need to be made value based and practiced judiciously if the society is to be saved from the menace of sex related aberrations and the unprecedented increase in HIV and AIDS cased and their handling.