Thousands of people Across Ireland, are Praying, O Gorman Loses his Seat. A teacher who has taught SPHE over a period of almost 16 years says she is one of several teachers who have resigned or are considering resigning from their roles because they are “appalled and deeply concerned” at the new SPHE curriculum which they say has the potential to be “hugely harmful” to young Students.

Brilliant and informative article, Niamh! There is so much to comment on, but I will say this when it concerns the sexual content:

In America, there is an unholy alliance of the government (education departments, with teachers unions as extensions), insurance companies, and pharmaceutical companies. Do you think it is a coincidence that in Ireland, the government is now pushing for contraceptive availability for 16-year-olds and up? Pretty soon, they will find that there will be an increase for the need of antibiotics and antiviral medication for STDs, as well. The Irish citizenry needs to be very wary of all of this and demand that it not fall victim to this crap like many American communities have.

Parents and teachers who find this content appalling are correct in raising hell and demanding that it be removed from the curriculum. Parents are the ones who should be talking to their children about sexual matters; educators should restrict their content to the biology of it.