Letters to the Editor: Morality is to sex education as numeracy is to maths

Responsible parents have a duty to ensure their children are not taught a sexual ‘morality’ which totally contradicts and negates their own moral values

Any treatment of sex education beyond the physical aspects of reproduction absolutely and inevitably imparts a particular ‘morality’ to children and young people. Picture: iStock

I noted with consternation Jennifer Horgan’s assertion that morality has no place in sex education — Irish Teacher: ‘Morality shouldn’t come into relationship and sex education’ (Irish Examiner, November 11).

Is this not akin to saying literacy has no place in English education or numeracy has no place in Maths?