Italy Passes Law Requiring Parental Consent for Sex Education in Schools

Govt's bill on parent consent for sex-emotional education becomes law

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 4 - The government's law requiring schools to obtain parental consent for sexual and emotional-relationship education activities won definitive approval in the Senate on Thursday, passing with 78 votes in favour and 38 against. "We are protecting children from the confusion of gender propaganda and giving parents a voice on issues of gender identity for their minor adolescent children," said Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara after the vote. "In doing so, we are applying...

By ANSA