Council votes against controversial sex ed material

Dec 10, 2020 by

from The Christian Institute:

The Western Isles Council has overwhelmingly voted not to adopt controversial sex education materials produced by the Scottish Government.

The Church of Scotland Presbytery of Lewis had warned the council that the Relationship, Sexual Health and Parenthood (RSHP) materials would “confuse and prematurely sexualise young minds”.

Alternative materials have been identified and will be used instead.

‘Danger’

Councillor Calum Maclean said that some of the resources within the Scottish Government’s materials are “most inappropriate for teaching in our schools and a significant number of parents, carers, faith groups and staff voiced their concerns to us”.

The Church of Scotland Presbytery of Lewis had told the council that while it agrees with eradicating bullying in schools on the basis of ‘gender identity’ and sexual orientation, there is a “very real danger” of bullying “against those who are unable to ’embrace’ an ideology that goes against their morality, and/or faith position”.

It said that if the controversial material had been implemented, parents would have been more likely to withdraw their children from RSHP classes.

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See also: Compulsory lessons in sex and atheism ‘could cause chaos’ in Welsh schoolsfrom The Christian Institute

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