US Commentator Lauren Chen has hit out at American teachers amid a "war" on sex education in schools, following a proposed ban in the UK.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been branded "irresponsible" after proposing a ban on sex education for pupils under the age of nine, with a limited curriculum for those aged 13.
Appearing on GBN America, Lauren Chen slammed the methods that American teachers are using in schools, claiming they are "inserting pornography" into lessons.
In a discussion with host Mark Dolan, Chen said that sex education in the modern day is "not the same sex education we had" as children.
Chen fumed: "If we are only just recognising that children are being exposed to this type of thing, then I think that in and of itself warrants its own conversation.
"If it's something of a sexual nature, a teacher should not be the student's first line of defence when it comes to guidance for this."
Chen also called on parents to take more action with their children and to "monitor" what their children are able to access at home.
She told GBN America: "Why do we have increasingly younger children accessing things like pornography online? Parents need to be more aware of what their children are doing online - they need more monitoring.
"And I would say, yes, there is even a state role in ensuring that underage people cannot access this type of adult material."
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Comparing the strict laws on smoking and drinking alcohol in the US, Chen blasted the "lack of mandate" to crack down on pornography and illicit materials being accessed by children.
She told Dolan: "The state is more than happy to involve itself in ensuring that children don't buy alcohol, don't buy cigarettes. Why don't we have some sort of mandated intricacies that these platforms that serve pornographic content have to abide by?
"The same way bars and tobacco shops do. I think that's very reasonable."
Hitting back at those who argue that it "may as well be brought into the classroom" if it is "already outside the classroom", Chen scolded that it "simply doesn't track".
Defending parents who are against sec education in schools, Chen stated that the person children should be going to "is their parents".
Chen explained: "If it's something of a sexual nature, a teacher should not be the student's first line of defence. And also the idea that they're going to see it anyway, so we might as well show it to them, I disagree with that mentality entirely.
"I want parents to remember that it may be an uncomfortable conversation to have with a child, the birds and the bees, especially if it comes earlier than you might think.
"But just remember, if you decide to delegate that to a teacher of the state you're very likely going to be inserting a whole bunch of things about same sex attraction, masturbation, and maybe even sex toys."
