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Italian Senate Mandates Parental Consent for Sex Education

6/5/2026

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The Italian Senate passed Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara’s bill on June 5, 2026, with a 78-38 vote.
The law obliges schools to obtain written parental consent and provide lesson materials before teaching sex-education to pupils aged 11-19.
Save the Children director Giorgia D’Errico warned the consent rule could widen educational and cultural inequalities, a view shared by left-leaning politicians.

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The Italian Senate passed Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara’s bill on June 5, 2026, with a 78-38 vote.
The law obliges schools to obtain written parental consent and provide lesson materials before teaching sex-education to pupils aged 11-19.
Save the Children director Giorgia D’Errico warned the consent rule could widen educational and cultural inequalities, a view shared by left-leaning politicians.