Letter to the Editor: Parents should have a say in what their children learn

According to the Oireachtas Education committee, “a school’s religious ethos should not be allowed to influence teaching of sexuality and relationships” and it has decided that the present RSE (Relationships & Sexuality Education) programme delivered in our primary and secondary schools is “narrow and outdated” and needs a complete overhaul.

To this end, it has tasked the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) with gathering public opinions from a wide range of sources, before publishing their findings in a report which will be forwarded to the Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh.