Welsh government faces legal challenge from parents wanting to remove children from sex education classes
Their lawyers told the court a "fundamental right" was at stake over whether parents should have control over what their children were taught in school.They argued a code and guidance supporting schools to deliver RSE does not mention "traditional" issues related to "family life", while giving prominence to LGBTQ+ themes and want to stop RSE lessons being taught under this guidance.
The Welsh government has insisted RSE is "vital" and said teaching was appropriate for each stage of children's development.On Wednesday, Jonathan Moffet KC, for the Welsh government, disputed the claim parental rights could not be supplanted by legislation. He rejected the argument of Paul Diamond, for the parents, that ministers used "sleight of hand" to scrap the right to remove children from lessons.But Mr Diamond accused ministers of being "disrespectful" of the claimants and dubbed some arguments in favour of axing parents' opt-out "appalling" and "barbaric".Judge Mrs Justice Steyn said she would make her judgement at a later date.
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