Report due to be published on sex education
Sex education in secondary schools is 'outdated' and 'fear based' according to a government report.
The draft report says students receive little or no information about consent, LGBT issues or a healthy sex life.
The report was commissioned last year by the then Education Minister Richard Bruton to make sure sex education in schools is 'fit for purpose'.
According to the Irish Times, a leaked draft of the document says that the current sex education curriculum is outdated and fear based and involves lessons on abstinence.
Relationships and Sexuality Education was first introduced in schools up to third year in 1995 and hasn't been updated since.
The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment is meeting on Thursday.
They are to discuss the draft report before issuing recommendations to the Department of Education.
