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DepEd suspends teaching sex education in schools
http://www.dailymirror.ph/June-2010/June.../nat1.html

MANILA (PNA)—Education Secretary Mona Valisno on Tuesday clarified that it was not in reaction to a class suit by the Ang Kapatiran Party (AKP) before the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (QC-RTC) seeking to stop the department from teaching sex education in schools.

Valisno said, “We decided to hold in abeyance the teaching of the sex education module until a final decision was made on the consultation process.”

Valisno also disclosed that teaching of such subject as the adolescent reproductive health systems that were part of the regular subjects such as in Science would still push through.

She said that the department is undergoing consultation with those opposed to the plan adding that they had already send invitation thrice to the bishops for a dialogue but up to now they have yet to get a positive response.

“We respect the position of CBCP, although we have given them the modules several times, maybe they don’t have a final decision,” Valisno said.

At the same time, she said that the DepEd is open to modifying the contents of the sex education modules if it goes against the Christian values.

...goes against Christian values?

What the fuck is she talking about? These sex ed modules are for public schools, where religion is not supposed to be a factor in what these kids learn.

So does this mean they'll stop teaching evolution if some creationist quack decries it's against their values too?

Idiots.