Department 'backtracks' on comprehensive sexuality education

Education bosses get cold feet over plan to teach birds and bees

15 March 2020 - 00:02

By PREGA GOVENDER

Following a fierce backlash from parents, the department of basic education appears to have backtracked on its plan to force teachers to use explicit learning material developed for sex education lessons.

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