# Education Reform Act 1988, Section 17A: Exemption from sex education.

Extent: E+W

If the parent of any pupil in attendance at any maintained school requests that he may be wholly or partly excused from receiving sex education at the school, the pupil shall, except so far as such education is comprised in the National Curriculum, be so excused accordingly until the request is withdrawn.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/40/section/17A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-reform-act-1988/section-17A
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