The UK government has announced that it intends to ban sex education for children under nine years old, as well as place further restrictions on how the subject is taught in schools. In guidance for schools issued today the government said children will be protected from “inappropriate teaching on sensitive topics” subject to an eight-week consultation starting today. Political commentator Lauren Chen has revealed that she believes that the guidance should be carried across to the United States. Speaking to Mark Dolan on GBN America, Chen said: “We are just recognising that children are being …