Concerns over strangulation during sex presentation plan

A assembly has been criticised for creating a PowerPoint presumption that appeared to endorse strangulation during enactment that was intended to beryllium utilized successful schools.

The slides included the sentence: "It is ne'er OK to commencement choking idiosyncratic without asking them first."

Bridgend assembly said it was portion of a "draft version", ne'er shown to children and the slides were dropped pursuing feedback from professionals.

But experts and person Natasha Asghar person asked wherefore the Welsh authorization "deemed appropriate" to see an amerciable enactment successful immoderate draught of the presentation.

Bridgend assembly commissioned the schoolhouse assets from their in-house home maltreatment service, called Assia, and a presumption was leaked past year.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Wales' First Minister Eluned Morgan were among those sent an unfastened missive raising concerns of parents and professionals that present enactment acquisition lessons.

Claire Waxman, the Victims' Commissioner for London, besides told The Times that the worldly was "deeply concerning".

Former Conservative MEP Baroness Jacqueline Foster besides spoke out, telling Parliament that non-fatal strangulation was a transgression offence that could beryllium punished with imprisonment.

The Welsh authorities said non-fatal strangulation was "dangerous and illegal" and added the resources Bridgend assembly gave schools "make this clear".

Bridgend assembly person since issued a "clarification" statement that said "the slides were portion of inaccurate oregon out-of-date accusation that was either updated oregon removed".

But it raised further questions arsenic to wherefore the worldly and messaging existed successful the archetypal place, truthful BBC Wales asked them for much information.

The authorization said the descent was portion of an "active presentation".

"The thought was that the presenter would usage the descent to stimulate statement earlier advising participants that non-fatal strangulation is really a dangerous, amerciable transgression which carries important penalties," said Bridgend council's statement.

They said that portion of the presumption was dropped pursuing feedback from professionals consulted during the drafting process.

Sources including Michael Conroy, who trains professionals similar teachers to present enactment acquisition lessons, person told the BBC that they recognize the presumption was offered to schools and younker settings to show.

However, the assembly denied this and said it was lone sent "as a enactment successful advancement with a tiny radical of professionals for their penetration and views".

"It was presented arsenic this is what we volition thatch to children, determination was volition there," said Mr Conroy, a erstwhile personal, societal and wellness acquisition co-ordinator successful schools, who did not person the presumption from the assembly directly.

When Mr Conroy archetypal saw the descent successful question, helium said it was "terrifying" and determination was not immoderate further accusation astir information connected different slides.

"The thought that idiosyncratic is saying it's good to strangle a idiosyncratic if you get a yes is atrocious," added Mr Conroy of Men astatine Work. "It's the other of safeguarding, it's a unspeakable breach of trust."

Welsh Parliament subordinate Natasha Asghar said she had been contacted by "concerned parents" and called for Bridgend assembly to merchandise the material.

"I'm requesting some versions of this PowerPoint presentation," said the Conservative Senedd subordinate who sits connected the Children, Young People and Education Committee.

"We shouldn't disguise the information those liable for creating the contented primitively deemed this appropriate. We request to look into this to marque definite children are being taught properly."

Despite the assembly saying that the descent was not to beryllium utilized successful isolation, she said: "It does not negate from that information those liable for the contented primitively deemed it appropriate. This is wherever I person my concerns."

Ms Asghar said she had written to the assembly person but was without a reply.

The illustration has raised concerns from parents, experts and politicians astir what is being taught to children successful schoolhouse during enactment acquisition lessons.

"I cognize authorities volition disregard this arsenic the enactment of conscionable 1 enactment ed supplier but each parents should inquire to spot the materials their children are being taught successful PHSE," said Fiona Mackenzie, who led a run to extremity the alleged unsmooth enactment defence successful the Domestic Abuse bill.

"This is up to authorities to instrumentality power of enactment ed materials, opening enactment ed up to the marketplace means anyone tin acceptable up to archer children however to person sex."

Bridgend assembly said successful a statement: "We privation to again corroborate that section children are not being taught to judge that unsafe intersexual behaviour is acceptable arsenic agelong arsenic consent is successful place."

The Welsh authorities reiterated that "at nary constituent were inappropriate materials shared for usage successful schools oregon seen by learners".

They said they had fixed other backing to supply "expertise and support" to schools and section authorities and marque definite resources were "age due and successful enactment with ineligible requirements".

"We person ever been wide that immoderate resources indispensable beryllium developmentally due and successful enactment with the ineligible requirements of the mandatory Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) Code," the Welsh authorities connection added.

The UK authorities person been approached for comment.

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