For parents
In the face of the powerful international lobby promoting transgender beliefs to our children, what can parents do? Here is information and advice to help families navigate the unfamiliar and frightening territory of transgender ideation.
FAQs about RSE
What are the Ministry requirements for teaching Relationships and Sexuality Education?
Should schools still be using the same RSE resources as they did last year?
We need to talk about gender identity
This is a 12-slide Power Point presentation about the impact of gender ideology on schools, for parents to use when talking to the Board of Trustees.
If you use this presentation, please email info@resistgendereducation.nz to give feedback.
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Advice from other parents
When a child, seemingly out of the blue, claims a transgender or non-binary identity, parents can find themselves alone with their questions and misgivings. Here, parents will find the information, advice, and support they seek, and a place to share their experiences.
Your rights as a parent
Parents have the right to opt their children out of specified parts of the health curriculum related to sexuality. Parents have the responsibility of making major decisions on behalf of their children. But some schools have policies and practices that evade these parental rights and responsibilities.
Manual for parents
One click for all the information you need! Our most useful information for parents is collected here onto one page. (November 2023 - to be updated after the new curriculum has been written.)
Letter templates
Here is our collection of letters that parents can use as a template for their own letters to the teacher, principal, or BOT.
Spread the word
While it is important to engage with your child’s principal and teacher, it is also important to educate the parents around you about what is being taught. Once you start talking to other parents about this issue, you will be surprised how many parents are unaware of what is being taught during RSE classes or the potential for harm posed by gender theory.
