Education Minister Norma Foley refuses to say if she agrees with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s claim that, some sex education books in Ireland aren’t age appropriate, or to say whether she’s received much correspondence from parents on the matter. Question by Ben Scallan. #gript
Irish Education Minister Norma Foley is asked about official State advice which recommends that teachers avoid using phrases like “boys and girls,” as such phrases may exclude transgender or non-binary children. Question by Ben Scallan. #gript
Last chance to share your thoughts.
The Department of Education has more employees, and a bigger budget, than Tesco Ireland. Norma Foley is undoubtedly a decent woman with good intentions. But nobody would ever have hired her to run Tesco.
“I’ve given you my answer.” “You kind of haven’t, or I wouldn’t be asking you again.” Ben Scallan presses Irish Education Minister Norma Foley on whether or not children can be transgender. #gript
“Minister for Transgenderism”
Right of parents
“Is that not a critical failure?”: Gaeltacht Minister Catherine Martin is asked about the Irish language’s “endangered” status, despite the fact that most people in Ireland study the language for 13 years at school. Question by Ben Scallan. #gript
Don’t say “Mums and Dads.”
Whether this curriculum, full to the brim with nonsense, gets enacted is a matter entirely of how much parents care to stop it.
Material “goes beyond biology”
“There are some people who are privileged in society as opposed to others”: Tánaiste Micheál Martin is asked about the SPHE draft curriculum which says that white people, Irish people and males have a “privileged status” in society. Question by @Ben_Scallan: #gript