COMPREHENSIVE SEXUALITY EDUCATION: What Can Parents Do?

Many parents have asked what they can do about the inclusion of sexually explicit and/or inappropriate content in the proposed new Life Orientation curriculum to be taught in our schools. They are concerned that the new curriculum will undermine their parental rights to raise their children according to their religious (or moral) convictions and beliefs.

The Department’s response

Following a public outcry from parents the Department of Basic Education has denied and distanced itself from this media report. The Department confirmed that “Dr Eve”, a sex therapist whose liberal views on sex and human sexuality are well-known, has been a member of the team reviewing the curriculum.