This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government

Rejected petition Give parents/Carers the right to opt their child out of all aspects of RSE.

As concerned parents and UK citizens we want to call on our rights as parents/carers to be able to choose to opt our children out of all aspects of the new Relationship Education & Relationship & Sex Education curriculum part) that will become mandatory in all UK schools from Sept 2020.

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We are concerned that various sexual ideologies will use the new RE/RSE curriculum

We have grave concerns about the physical, psychological and spiritual implications of teaching children as young as 4 about concepts such as gender identity and we have concerns regarding teaching children about sexual pleasure, sexual consent, contraception and abortion.

Uphold a parent’s or primary carer's right to choose how to educate their child in RE/RSE

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/235053

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