Parents urged not to shirk sex education role

PARENTS have been urged not to shirk their responsibilities when it comes to sex education for their children.

The call came as the Department of Education took delivery of a new teaching materials pack to help teachers tasked with bringing Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) into the classroom.

The wide-ranging pack was developed jointly by the department, the Health Service Executive (HSE) and the Crisis Pregnancy Agency (CPA) and is aimed at students in fifth and sixth year in secondary schools.