Submitted on Tuesday 29th November 2022
Rejected on Wednesday 21st December 2022
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Stop teaching primary school children about sex beyond their maturity.
Parliament must be in charge of what is taught in State schools as schooling is compulsory. The intricacies of sexual practices are for adults not children and are beyond the public's expected remit of schools.
Government/Parliament have the power to decide what is taught in our schools and how subjects are taught because it decrees all children must attend school. It must intervene when there is clearly a divergence from how reasonable, responsible people expect the curriculum to be taught. Teachers who consider, as a matter of course, that they have a right to act beyond parental consent should not be allowed anywhere near children if they child is not in danger from their family
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We understand you are concerned about sex education in primary schools. However, sex education is not compulsory in primary schools, and parents are entitled to withdraw their children from sex education lessons in schools which choose to teach it, so we're not sure what further action you'd like to see.
You can read guidance for primary schools on the teaching of sex education here: www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-education-relationships-and-sex-education-rse-and-health-education/relationships-education-primary#sex-education-primary.
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