Judicial review of new sex education curriculum for Wales
Parents are concerned about the lessons for both primary and secondary pupils
Last updated 15th Nov 2022
The High Court will hear an argument against the Welsh Government's plans to make relationship and sex education mandatory in primary and secondary schools.
Around 5 thousand parents have brought the case forward as they're concerned it'll teach children as young as three about topics, including gender identity and consent.
The judicial review looking at the Welsh Government's Relationships and Sexuality Education curriculum will take place over two days in Cardiff.
Lucia Thomas is part of the Public Child Protection Wales group. She said: "We think that parents do have the right to withdraw children from education that they're not happy with.
"If there's sex education that goes against their religious or philosophical beliefs they do have the right to do that.
"Sex education in the UK has always been based around abstinence and "the need to know" however this education is comprehensive sex education so this goes way beyond the biological aspects of sex education".
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