Category: sex education

MP to Push Government for School Sex Education Transparency Law

An MP wants to give parents the legal right to see materials used in relationships and sex education (RSE) lessons and prohibit schools from using any externally produced teaching resources that are not available for public scrutiny. On Monday, Conservative MP Miriam Cates said that she will introduce a Private Members’ Bill to push the…


Council-Approved RSHE Asks Primary Pupils to Question Gender, Say Campaigners

Role play that includes asking young children to pick their gender and “marry” each other in front of classmates is being used in sex education, it’s been claimed. According to a statement by the Christian Legal Centre (CLC), the material—approved by Norfolk County Council—is being taught in at least one primary school in the area….


N.B. Premier, Minister Continue Review of School Gender Policies Despite Backlash

New Brunswick’s premier and education minister say it is necessary to review the province’s Policy 713 related to sexual orientation and gender identity in schools, despite recommendations from the province’s child advocate to halt the review. In the Legislature on May 16, Premier Blaine Higgs highlighted some parts of the policy he is concerned about,…


NB Premier, Minister Continue Review of School Gender Policies Despite Opposition

New Brunswick’s premier and education minister say it is necessary to review the province’s Policy 713 related to sexual orientation and gender identity in schools, despite recommendations from the province’s child advocate to halt the proceedings. In the Legislature on May 16, Premier Blaine Higgs highlighted some parts of the policy he is concerned about,…


Radical Activists Influencing Sex and Trans Education in Schools: Report

Radical activists are influencing sex education and trans issues in schools, a report has suggested. The analysis, by British think tank Civitas, urges parents to be “vigilant” over what children are being taught in classrooms by some self-declared experts. It calls for a “union of parents” to support those concerned about how schools approach sex…


The State Is My Shepherd, I Shall Not Want

Commentary The words of C.S. Lewis’s masterpiece, “The Screwtape Letters,” help me understand the ethos of the era we are living in when “feelings” are held as superior to the wisdom of hundreds of known generations before us: “The more often he feels without acting, the less he will be able ever to act, and,…


Muslims Turning the Tide in the School Culture Wars

Commentary In a slap to Muslim girls at Stuyvesant High School, the school is cancelling single-sex swim lessons, even though swim instruction is required to graduate. That forces the girls to choose between preserving their modesty and getting a diploma. Count on Muslim families to fight back and likely prevail. Nationwide, Muslims are taking up…


Age Ratings Considered for Sex Education in Schools as Part of Urgent Review

New guidance for schools on relationships and sex education could include age ratings to prevent children from “being taught contested and potentially damaging concepts,” according to the Department of Education (DfE). On Friday, Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said the review will “restore parents’ confidence, and make sure children are even better protected.” Keegan also wrote…


Parents Home Schooling Children to Avoid ‘Inappropriate Sex Education’: MP

Parents are turning to home education because they fear their children are being exposed to information about adult sexual acts in schools, according to an MP. On Monday, MP Andrea Jenkyns told Parliament that she has heard from parents in her Morley and Outwood constituency in Yorkshire “who feel they’ve got no choice but to…


Sex Ed Is Getting Too Extreme

Commentary The facts of life haven’t changed, but sex education is entirely different now from what you likely learned in school. Sex ed in middle school now includes graphic lessons on anal sex, oral sex, and masturbation, with stick figures to illustrate body positions. Supplemental reading in middle school libraries includes “Sex, Puberty, and All…