Ireland’s existing Relationship, Sexual Education program is a ‘Comprehensive Sexual Education approach’ and has had various amendments and additions added since its time of implementation in 1995. It is conducted within the SPHE subject and It replaced the previous ‘Abstinence Only Approach’ taught under the Catholic Ethos in Ireland’s schools. The latest major amendment was in 2016 and included diversity of the individual. Since then, the RSE program has continued to be amended to sync in with The EU’s expectations for sexual education for all school children. The newly reformed RSE program is a very liberal and objective sex education called ‘The Holistic Approach’. This is to be delivered into classrooms in all schools around Ireland by September 2023.
The necessity to reform the pre-existing RSE program has been sold to Irish parents because of the rise of infections such as HIV and pregnancies outside marriage since the 1980’s. It’s interesting to note that the societal changes coincide with the Sexual Revolution in the 1970’s, and the removal of God and his values from the School curriculum, firstly in the USA and following suit around the World.
The State’s aim to highlight diversity of minor individuals and use words of inclusivity claims it will prevent sexual abuse, bigotry and bullying, but they are expecting a lot from Pubescent Minors, as it neglects to factor in the natural hormonal reactions and embarrassments of diverse minors, who may not be ready to face the spotlight, no matter how encouraging the state’s RSE program is.
It is also totally inappropriate. It will not prevent children from being sexually abused, it will only serve to normalise objective sex and sexual activity. It crosses every boundary on morals, values and ethics of Christianity. It implies that all children are cognitively and physically the same and can be taught the same, which of course is not the case.
The RSE program neglects in its duties to state factually that oestrogen and testosterone are very different hormones in the opposite sex of girls and boys and have a major effect on hormones, feelings and thoughts of the pubescent child.
The importance of respecting the parent’s authority is worryingly absent from this Impending RSE 2023 program, and it’s diversity and gender ideology will be carried through out the whole educational curriculum in order to reach a wider audience. There is also no instruction to the child to discuss all emotional, physical and social matters with the parent first and foremost. This alone is very dangerous for any child whom can be easily confused and frightened as to whom she/he can confide in, at a time of need.
Parents have probably already noted major attitude changes in their children, teens and young adults, especially during the last six years, as the latest amendment to the RSE program in 2016 had already removed the value of the parent from SPHE/RSE work sheets and classroom discussions. The diversity of individuals was being explored and the nuclear family was being minimised as not the modern norm. This could possibly explain why there are so many young teens claiming various genders or thinking that they are in the wrong body, coupled with the glamorous expose of diversity on all social media platforms. Worryingly, the RSE program and the celebrity status of diversity serious lacks the realism of the mental health problems, the physicality of transgenderism and the meltdowns that are behind every smiling, glamorous and modern diverse face.
This RSE reform program covers every area of facilitating children’s sexual and social education. This totally violates and disregards the authority, rights and ability of the parent to advise their child.
The discussions on sexual body parts, sexual activities and sexual preference crosses every personal and privacy boundary of the child.
This is a total violation of children’s trust. The department of education is taking an unfair advantage of it’s position of power and influence over school children.
Despite this RSE program’s promise that it’s deliverance will provide the children with the ability to say No in order to protect themselves against sexual assaults, lust primarily drives the outcome from the stronger sex drive which is predominantly the male.
This RSE program wants to listen to what our children and teenagers want for their bodily and mental health! It completely takes the value of moral guidance and instruction away from the parent who instinctively knows better in aiding each of their individual children’s holistic growth.
There is a lot of mention in the new RSE program for the child to consistently think of others feelings, but this is completely unbalanced. It can be very confusing for any child in that they would think that they cannot upset a perpetrator by saying ‘No’ or indeed any person in authority or any type of bully. It is quietly instructing the child to be a follower and definitely Not equipping the child with leadership skills. It is completely lacking in teaching the child to primarily respect oneself first and foremost and one’s values in respecting one’s body and privacy. It is going on the basis that perpetrators on any platform, be it employers, perpetrators or Government, will not take advantage of their ability or power to ‘have their own way’.
The RSE also seems to be discouraging of any old fashioned influence of a teacher or a body that holds morals and values as important points to consider in the classroom and replace them with complete liberalism of sexualisation. To allow children to think that they can be anything they want or that they can do anything that they want is a recipe for disaster for their mental health and their parents. Discipline and consequence are what raise a mentally well child and also provides for a happy home for the parent. The liberalism of the child’s right to call the shots in the home without rightful authority of the parents will inevitably breakdown and weaken the family unit. If children are educated to accept that casual, objective and liberal sex with anyone is normal and leaves no emotional scars, well this is also so misguided and it will not secure the teen a healthy committed relationship or marriage in their future. This may sound old fashioned, but it’s true, how many young men want to marry the local bike?
The state assures us in theory that this RSE program will enable our children to deal with any situation and keep them Emotionally, Mentally and Physically safe.
One should ask if we can really trust the Government with the well-being of our children when examples of the State’s affairs are the impending collapse of the HSE and the Economy! Not to mention the chaotic influx of foreign nationals caused by the Government’s Open Border Policy, which in turn has created a massive housing crisis!
Our Children are impressionable and they are vulnerable outside the protection of their parents.
We need to make sure that the Governmental systems that we place our children in are safe havens, that follow our instruction, our morals and our values.
And we need to trust ourselves, our instincts and our parenting, because ultimately,
We come from a place of Love and that’s something the State will Never be able to Replace.
Jean Murray