Parents are turning to home education because they fear their children are being exposed to information about adult sexual acts in schools, according to an MP.
On Monday, MP Andrea Jenkyns told Parliament that she has heard from parents in her Morley and Outwood constituency in Yorkshire “who feel they’ve got no choice but to educate their children” because some schools are “exposing infant children to information about adult sexual acts.”
“As legislators and as parents we have a duty to protect the innocence of our children,” she added.
The MP was discussing petitions that received more than 35,000 signatures, which stated, “Do not impose any new requirements on parents who are home-educating” and “Do not require parents to register home-educated children with local authorities.”…