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Wicklow School Among Three not To Use Education Syllabus, Devised By The Irish Bishops Conference

It’s believed a Wicklow school is one of three primary schools around the country that have decided not to use a new relationships and sexuality education syllabus, devised by the Irish Bishops Conference.

Lacken National School in County Wicklow found the Flourish Programme to be "discriminatory" to LGBT families and not in accordance with the constitution, which supports same sex marriage.
 Education Equality says parents had  raised concerns over the new curriculum:

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