200 people have attended a public meeting in Templeogue expressing opposition to radical changes being proposed to the RSE curriculum for both primary and secondary schools. Many of the parents attending said they were concerned about proposals they described as extreme, and contributing to the over-sexualisation of children. Organized by Let Kids Be Kids, a […]
There’s been a lot of discussion over the last few years about so-called “fake news”, which is, for those of you who don’t know, the distribution of knowingly false material dressed up as news. Think about stories like “Barack Obama was born in Kenya”, or “The Lisbon Treaty is vital for jobs and growth”. That […]
Labour Party Councillor Pamela Kearns shocked attendees at a public meeting about sex-education on Tuesday night when she informed the crowd that “babies do actually masturbate”. The packed meeting, held in Templeogue and open to the public, was organised by LetKidsBeKids, a group of parents concerned about proposals to radically change sex-education in primary and […]
An interesting question posed on twitter this morning by David Quinn: Caroline West of DCU wants children taught 'porn literacy'. Question; does she share the view of some researchers in this area that there is such a thing as 'ethical porn', or does she believe porn is bad, per se? #todaysor — David Quinn (@DavQuinn) […]
A “porn workshop” featuring ‘porn alphabet games’ is being advocated by a leading campaigner for a new Sexual Education programme for school children. A selection of potential terms to be explained in workshops was posted by Kate Dawson of NUIG, a porn studies advocate and sexual educator, on her Twitter feed. In a tweet […]
Poland’s Law and Justice party (PiS) has begun drafting a bill that would criminalize “the promotion of underage sexual activity”, amid fears that sex education in other jurisdictions is leading to the early sexualisation of children.
The “All About Me” programme is currently taught in 241 primary schools in the UK and, among other things, teaches children as young as six about stimulating their own genitals.
Parents are expressing concern about a sex-ed course taught in schools around the country. Aids West, who run the sex-ed course, declined to provide a list of schools in which they operate. #gript