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It is not acceptable that children can be taught relationships should be placed in a hierarchy, depending on sexual orientation<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The refusal of a school in Wicklow to include LGBTQI+ relationships in its Relationships and Sexuality Education is an indictment of the government\u2019s failure to reform the curriculum, according to Social Democrats Education Spokesperson Gary Gannon.<\/p>\n

\u201cLacken National School in Blessington recently wrote to parents to advise that \u201cteachers do not cover topics such as contraception and same-sex friendships\u201d in the school\u2019s RSE programme.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fact that the school could not even bring itself to refer to \u201csame sex relationships\u201d tells you all you need to know about attitudes to LGBTQI+ relationships within the school. Same sex friendships are platonic. LGBTQI+ relationships are not \u2013 they are sexual and equivalent to heterosexual relationships in every respect, including under the law.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven this dismissive approach to LGBTQI+ relationships, it is therefore depressing, but not surprising, that last week\u2019s INTO conference heard that LGBTQI+ teachers live in fear of being themselves in Catholic schools. Just 18 per cent of LGBTQI+ teachers in the Republic and 12 per cent in the North have declared their sexual orientation in the school community.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fact that this is happening in Ireland in 2022, seven years after the marriage equality referendum, is shameful indictment of the State\u2019s failure to reduce the Catholic Church\u2019s monopolistic control of our education system.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile the government refuses to act on patronage, the least it could do is ensure that the RSE curriculum is standardised across all publicly-funded schools. It is not acceptable that children can be taught relationships should be placed in a hierarchy, depending on sexual orientation. It is also utterly unacceptable that LGBTQI+ teachers could be expected to teach that their relationships are somehow lesser.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn a modern republic, we must have relationship and sexuality education that is informed by best practice in science and healthcare \u2013 not religious dogma. Last year, I introduced legislation to do just that and reform RSE, but the Minister refused to progress the Bill. She must do so now, as a matter of urgency.\u201d<\/p>\n

26 April, 2022<\/p>\n

Ends<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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