UK Govt Refuse To Give Parents Right To Know What Is Being Taught In Their Kids School

UK parents are still in the dark over the sex education resources used in their childrens schools.

The UK Government has rejected an attempt to give parents a legal right to see what their children are being taught in school after the Labour party voted down the Tories’ amendment to allow parents to see sex ed resources.

The Childrens Wellbeing and Schools Bill would have ensured parents could view all materials used in the classroom, but Schools minister Catherine McKinnell claimed there was no evidence of a widespread problem.

The Telegraph reports: The Conservatives, who tabled the amendment, argued that it would have made the content of lessons more transparent. 

It followed concerns that some schools have blocked parents from seeing sex education materials taught to their children, citing commercial confidentiality and copyright laws.

Neil O’Brien, the shadow schools minister, told The Telegraph he was “appalled” by the “Kafkaesque” decision to topple the amendment, defeated by 10 votes to three at a committee stage.

“In recent years, extreme Left-wing groups have been pumping all kinds of bizarre materials into sex education classes and other lessons. Yet, when parents ask to see the materials, the companies hide behind copyright law to deny access,” he said.

“I was appalled that Labour voted down our amendment to allow parents to see what their children are being taught… Labour backbenchers argued that parents should not be allowed to see the materials because they might be angry.

“This is a Kafkaesque argument and underlines exactly why we must end secret lessons and let parents see what their children are being taught.”

Catherine McKinnell, the schools minister, argued in a Commons debate that enshrining the parental right in law would be burdensome for schools.