A teacher in Ireland has resigned from her role after claiming that new Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) resources include graphic videos of sexual acts and inappropriate material for young people. The Minister for Education has denied the claims, stating that students will not be shown sexually explicit material or asked to watch pornography.
Minister for Education Norma Foley TD said the video purporting to show what children will be taught in SPHE classes was 'full of misrepresentations'. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
She also described a number of activities such as arranging different statements around sex – such as “it’s okay to have sex with 10 different partners” – into “porn world”, “real world”; and ranking sexual terminology as “sexual” or “intimate”. However, Ms Foley said the video was “full of misrepresentations” and material on the teacher training course was for adults only.
“The curriculum categorically does not expose children to graphic or explicit content, or normalise the use of pornography,” it said. “On the contrary, key messages would be that pornography is not a good place to go to learn about sex, that it can be disturbing and even damaging for young people, and that it is incompatible with values of human dignity, respect and gender equality.”
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