Educação sexual : “a discussão que quase nunca chega às salas de aula”

Abstract

This work aimed to investigate how the theme of Sexual Education circulates in a public school in the city of Itabaiana, Sergipe, through bibliographical, exploratory, and descriptive research on sexuality and the public policies regulating sexual education in the school environment. Additionally, it highlights the need to address sexuality-related topics in schools and teacher training, based on the issues raised from a questionnaire applied to some teachers in the institution. The study explored their responses regarding themes related to Sexual Education with their students. Authors such as Maia and Ribeiro (2011), Jacob (2020), Ribeiro and Reis (2020), Fernandes and Lorenzetti (2019), Camozzato (2014), and Louro (2007), among others, served as theoretical support to foster meaningful discussions about sexual education and sexuality, unveiling existing prejudices and taboos surrounding this subject. Thus, it allows for na understanding of the importance of promoting Sexual Education in schools, indicating how this action is valid and positively impacts na individual’s life, considering the necessity of educational practice. Therefore, Sexual Education should be strategically propagated in schools to propose a transformative, critical, and formative education.