Sex Ed for Kindergarteners??

Good illustration. 'From Mommy's tummy' usually ends it at that level, but each child is different. Proactive is hard on the parents due to our inherited embarrassment, so some kind of aid is appropriate.
As far as 'in the schools', we JWs usually opt out unless we've seen the material, and usually even then because bible standards weren't used. We're constantly reminded of biblical commands to be in charge of our children's upbringing. I believe most pols subscribe to that, too.
Anyway, I believe the opt-out of sex ed is open to all, for any reason.

School district S of here, near McMullen, recently had two pregnancies in its elementary school! That is, in fact, physically dangerous for mother and child. (Or "both children". ) As was the sex act that led to it.

Just recently talking with a friend who had a Bad Experience with an uncle at that very age. For a while he tried to follow her to the toilet, bedroom, everywhere. When he died (she was a teenager) she told her mother she was glad, and then the whole story came out for the first time.
So ... These days IMO they do need education about "no-touch" parts etc. 'Don't go with strangers' not enough.

Teaching what is acceptable and not acceptable social and physical boundaries is a critical part of a child's education. Those things can be taught at the kindergarten age. When you think about it, those boundaries can then be integrated into sex education at a later time.

I think it critical to teach sex ed in several stages. Each stage building on the next as the maturity level of a child increases, grade by grade. Do I think it necessary for the school to do it? Yes, considering the actual ignorance displayed by many adults when it comes to sex and human reproduction. How can a parent be relied upon to tell their kids "the facts of life" when often times they are confused about it them selves.

Watch Jay-Walking with Jay Leno to really get an understanding on just how many people can get simple information sooo wrong. If a young adult can't tell you what language is spoken in England then how do you think they do when it comes to how a person gets pregnant... or worse, how does one get AIDS?

Too painful to watch.

I agree that many adults are pretty ignorant regarding sexual reproduction. But I don't think the ignorance is so much in regard to the mechanics of the act, nor so much what a woman's body goes through from the act and throughout pregnancy. But rather reckless disregard for the upbringing of their children, as well as sluffing their parental and social responsibilities off on others including government.

And even if we don't have children of our own, I figure we all have some responsibility for the safety and proper upbringing of children in society. While I don't particularly care for the Author who termed the phrase, it really does "take a village to raise a child."

Charlie

I'm not sure that comes under the heading of "sex education".

When I was 5 I knew some (but not all) of the basics, but that might be because I was the oldest of a bunch of kids. My mom was pregnant a lot when I was young, thus questions arose.

I remember my sister asking once, "When we get a new baby will we have to throw away the old one?"

But seriously: Later on, when hormones kick in, it will be appropriate to explain why some people are dangerous (misdirected desires), and how there are other misdirections that are harmful, like premarital sex.
Of course, there are those who teach that premarital sex is not "harmful", which is why we (and others) opt out.

Too bad it's such a necessary thing. I would think it would need to be handled separately from trying to explain human sexuality. I'm thinking that being too graphic would, for most younger kids, rate high on the "icky" scale if too much detail was given. But, teaching modesty and privacy have always been important. I would think a child could understand the concept of affection....how to show it and how to receive and react to it. What a youngster would need to know, I would think, is that it's important to report any unwanted or inappropriate touching as well as requests to show (or be shown) the areas considered personal and private. There can be no secrets when this happens. Too bad it must be this way as it also can cause a lot of anxiety for the very innocent desires to show love. You don't want to mess that up early either.

As with other groups, our material for youth has been updated to deal with molestation. I'm guessing that a 7-year-old could benefit from all of it. However, the 5-year-olds we've been hypothesizing are also in danger, so they need some of the information. Infants are not off-limits either, I'm told.