Parents should NOT be allowed to pull kids out of sex ed – young pupils need it to keep them safe, education sec says [Video]

PARENTS should not be able to stop their kids from attending sex-ed classes, the new Education Secretary has suggested.

Bridget Phillipson told The Sun: “I think all children should have a good level of relationship, sex and health education, that should apply to all children.”

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson on Never Mind The BallotsCredit: Darren Fletcher

Harry Cole quizzing Ms Phillipson on setCredit: Darren Fletcher

Insisting parents “should have access to the material” being taught “and be able to see it” she argued they should not be able to stop their children’s access to the lesson.

Currently parents are able to withdraw their kids from sex education classes but not from mandatory lessons about relationships and health.

Once pupils reach 15 they have the right to opt in themselves.