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A Chilliwack, B.C., school has apologized for giving Grade 8 and 9 students “inappropriate” sex education material that described graphic sex acts and used sexual slang words.

Principal Chuck Lawson said a deck of sex cards was accidentally given to 15 students at C.H.A.N.C.E. Alternate School last Thursday following a presentation by a guest speaker on healthy relationships.

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“It’s a very unfortunate mistake that happened,” said Lawson. “They’re not appropriate for our kids, for any age.”

The presentation was given by Sto:lo Health. School officials had previewed the presentation beforehand and given it the all-clear, said Lawson. The cards, however, were not approved.

They’re not appropriate for our kids, for any age

The school said it had talked to a supervisor from Sto:lo Health, which is investigating how the cards got into take-home bags given to students.

The cards, which provide definitions of sexual terms from A to Z, angered some parents. A mother whose child attends C.H.A.N.C.E. told Global B.C. she was disgusted with the school’s carelessness in handing out material she considers to be pornography.