80 parents gathered outside the school at exactly the time when one of the lessons was taking place

"Keep sex out of science lessons" was the key message from a demonstration of parents outside Arnhem Wharf Primary school in east London, organised by Tower Hamlets Parents' Action Group - SRE, and supported by SPUC Safe at School.

80 parents (pictured) gathered outside the school between 2-3pm last Wednesday at exactly the time when Year 6 children inside the school were being shown sexually explicit images in a science lesson from which their parents were unable to withdraw them. [SPUC, 27 June]

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