SIR,—ME Bruce Lockhart couldn't be expected to write in detail
in a page article but what he has to say about sex in schools seems both ambiguous and too general.
You cannot dismiss homosexuality by saying it occurs amongst teenage males whatever the circum. stances. Even if this is true—and it may be of the segregated school—what matters is the frequency and persistence of the habit. What grounds are there for saying 'It is less of a problem today'? Less than when, and where? By inference the problem is neg- ligible. which is not so.
And what does `teenagers are sated with sex' mean? Talk about sex? X films? Pornographic books? Or sexual intercourse? As it stands the asser- tion is not acceptable.
The unfortunately ambiguous statement that 'there is often some co-operation with girls' schools,' in the context leaves the nature and intimacy of the co- operation in doubt.
I am sorry if my ignorance of the problem in Public schools has clouded my interpretation, but I remain clear on one issue. Before we spend more time and effort on the public school-comprehen- sive controversy we should switch our thoughts to the possibility of developing co-education at the expense of segregation
IVAN GRAY
Ackworth School, Pontefract, Yorkshire Head
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