Fake news hurting debate on Comprehensive Sexuality Education - department
17 November 2019
The education department said on Sunday that fake news and false media reports were hurting the debate on the Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) component of the Life Orientation curriculum.
"False reporting by some media organisations and fake news have created unnecessary confusion and anxiety among parents in particular," said department spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga.
"The department therefore wishes to distance itself from a series of images that have been circulated on social media in recent weeks. These images are not part of the books produced by the department."
Parent24 recently reported that parents and teachers were in uproar in recent weeks, in response to alleged updates to the CSE leaked by the African Christian Democratic Party and shared by FOR SA.