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2026-06-14 14:28:01 +02:00

Martine

No I do not

All of the above

Children before the age of 14 are too young to be influenced by these topics, and most parents wouldn’t agree to government or political influence at such a young age.

2026-06-14 13:39:53 +02:00

Melissa

No I do not

All of the above

2026-06-14 13:36:03 +02:00

Avril

No I do not

All of the above

I don’t support this at all.
As a a teacher or a parent. This is not a teachers place

2026-06-14 12:32:18 +02:00

Ashley

No I do not

All of the above

No to all of this. There is right and there is wrong. Children should not be brainwashed with this rubbish. There are more important things that children should be taught. Like manners, self-discipline, how to make money, financial literacy, the laws, their rights etc. Useful things, not this rubbish as it adds zero value to the betterment or improvement of communities and the lives of individuals.

2026-06-12 10:27:56 +02:00

Glenn

No I do not

All of the above

This is total government overreach,the spreading of woke propganda,which takes away the parental rights and will only lead to a broken society.

2026-06-11 22:22:48 +02:00

Birke

No I do not

Undermining of religious/spiritual values

2026-06-11 13:16:32 +02:00

rynhard

No I do not

All of the above

This crap has no place in our schools. We will not stand by while you try to poison our children's minds with this nonsense.

2026-06-10 01:14:14 +02:00

Angelique

No I do not

All of the above

It's a failed and perverted system which after the rest of the world rejected, South Africa picks up the half-eaten leftovers and tries to implement. Why does the government want small children to be made aware of extreme perversion and inappropriate sexual content before they can walk? 0-9!! What must babies do with pronouns and LGBTQIA stuff- are you out of your mind! Get your hands off our children and stop with these alleged paedo groomer tendencies! It is against every child's right to protection and usurps the parental rights and is unconstitutional in it's neglect to have public consultation and goes against our freedom of religion as it opposes religious values which prohibit this sin. We are the child rape capital of the world! Open your eyes and your arms and SAVE the children, do something to help this paedo epidemic in our country, not make it worse!

2026-06-08 07:47:58 +02:00

Marcus

No I do not

All of the above

2026-06-04 21:19:44 +02:00

Kerstin

No I do not

Undermining of parental rights and family values

2026-06-04 19:19:58 +02:00

Carol

No I do not

All of the above

There are only 2 genders and do not agree that children should be exposed to this
kind of teaching ie. Transgender at such a young age and create confusion in terms of the gender identity

2026-06-04 17:55:36 +02:00

Sharifa

No I do not

All of the above

A child that young, even upwards does NOT have the developed capabilities to even know who they are yet. Pshychologically a boy/ young man ONLY discovers who he is at 28 years old. For girls thats around 22. These ideologies are NOT even meant to be discussed with a developing child. Humans are not made that way to have to understand philosophies that young. Its called confusion indoctrination. And these questions and teachings are ONLY THE RIGHT OF PARENTS, IF their child will be taught about such things. The State has no right to do this. It is a serious infringement, of privacy and rights of parents. And an abuse of the child, who should not be taught about such things so young.

2026-06-04 17:48:23 +02:00

Beryl

No I do not

All of the above

2026-06-03 18:09:37 +02:00

Trevor

No I do not

All of the above

All of above

2026-06-03 18:07:24 +02:00

Marinda

No I do not

Undermining of religious/spiritual values

The underhanded way of including a woke agenda into the minds of developing children is absolutely wrong.
No child under the age of 16 should be subjected to gender ideology education. Rather, train and employ more school counsellors to guide and help those who need guidance.

2026-06-03 09:05:22 +02:00

Thomas

No I do not

All of the above

2026-06-02 12:05:19 +02:00

Adele

No I do not

All of the above

All of the above

2026-06-01 14:43:38 +02:00

Michaela

No I do not

Undermining of religious/spiritual values

2026-05-28 12:14:09 +02:00

Theuns

No I do not

All of the above

2026-05-27 07:45:13 +02:00

Fernanda

No I do not

All of the above

2026-05-26 16:14:32 +02:00

Ferose

No I do not

All of the above

2026-05-26 05:03:11 +02:00

Thabang

No I do not

All of the above

2026-05-25 14:29:05 +02:00

Gwen

No I do not

All of the above

2026-05-25 09:43:50 +02:00

Jeshurun

No I do not

All of the above

2026-05-25 06:23:03 +02:00

Elma

No I do not

All of the above

2026-05-25 06:23:02 +02:00

Elma

No I do not

All of the above

2026-05-24 14:15:16 +02:00

Sanet

No I do not

All of the above

Our education system should Not accept donations form foreign bodies. Do not sell our young minds to these colonialist inhumane ideologies.

2026-05-24 14:15:16 +02:00

Sanet

No I do not

All of the above

Our education system should Not accept donations form foreign bodies. Do not sell our young minds to these colonialist inhumane ideologies.

2026-05-24 01:06:19 +02:00

Carike

No I do not

Undermining of parental rights and family values

2026-05-24 00:47:12 +02:00

Carike

No I do not

All of the above

2026-05-23 12:08:30 +02:00

Liesl-Luaan

No I do not

All of the above

Stop pushing minority ideals on our children!

2026-05-23 08:54:56 +02:00

Ruan

No I do not

All of the above

2026-05-21 14:42:31 +02:00

daniel

No I do not

All of the above

2026-05-21 13:18:50 +02:00

Craig

No I do not

Undermining of religious/spiritual values

I am opposed to the ECE Toolkit because I do not believe that gender identity teaching belongs in any school, and especially not in pre-primary or primary schools.

Children should be allowed to be children. Schools should focus on education, discipline, safety, literacy, numeracy, life skills, and age-appropriate learning. They should not be used to teach children contested ideas about gender identity.

This is particularly concerning for very young children in pre-primary and primary school. Children at that age are still developing emotionally, mentally, and socially. They should not be exposed to confusing or sensitive identity-based teaching that many parents believe should be dealt with at home.

I also object because this breaches my religious beliefs. Many families have sincere religious convictions about sex, gender, identity, and family. A public school should not promote teachings that conflict with those beliefs or place children in a position where they are taught ideas that contradict what their parents believe.

Parents, not the state or schools, should decide how and when their children are taught about these sensitive issues. Any programme dealing with gender identity should not be introduced without full transparency, parental consent, and meaningful public participation.

For these reasons, I oppose the ECE Toolkit being introduced in schools, particularly in pre-primary and primary schools.

2026-05-21 10:59:15 +02:00

Roger

No I do not

All of the above

I oppose the ECE Toolkit because it introduces gender identity concepts into early childhood classrooms, at an age when children should be focused on literacy, numeracy, and social development. Parents across South Africa have warned that this undermines the family’s role in teaching traditional male and female identities and risks confusing young children.

Beyond age‑appropriateness, parents object to the lack of consultation, the foreign funding influence (R40 million from Belgium’s VVOB), and the pilot rollout without transparency in KwaZulu‑Natal and other provinces. They also raise safety concerns about bathroom access policies and question why South African education is being shaped by external ideological agendas rather than local cultural values.

Globally, the numbers show how disproportionate this policy emphasis is. Reliable surveys (e.g., Williams Institute, UCLA 2022) estimate that transgender people make up about 0.5–0.6% of the world’s population. Yet this tiny minority is driving sweeping changes in education policy worldwide, while other minority groups with far larger representation — such as people with severe disabilities (~15% of the global population, WHO), or indigenous peoples (~6% globally, UN) — are not afforded the same world‑changing influence over curricula. Parents ask: why is this one issue allowed to run roughshod over the rest of society’s norms, especially in strongly Christian communities where traditional male/female roles are taught?

Evidence of turmoil is clear. In the UK, the Tavistock gender clinic was shut down in 2022 after a government review found children were referred for interventions without adequate safeguards. In the US, backlash from Christian parents led to laws like Florida’s “Parental Rights in Education Act” (2022), restricting early‑grade gender teaching after reports of confusion and conflict in schools. These cases show how policies prioritizing gender ideology over parental rights fracture communities, ero

2026-05-21 02:14:19 +02:00

Audrey

No I do not

Undermining of parental rights and family values

2026-05-20 21:36:20 +02:00

Hason

No I do not

All of the above

2026-05-20 15:15:13 +02:00

Darae

No I do not

All of the above

This is a sick and ungodly bill. Anyone who wishes to teach such ungodly and immoral ideology, which is utterly destructive to any society, is a sick and demented person.
You have no right to force such wrong, fabricated, and destructive ideologies to the minds of our children.

2026-05-20 09:44:17 +02:00

Angie

No I do not

Undermining of religious/spiritual values

2026-05-20 09:17:30 +02:00

Roche

No I do not

All of the above

I wish to raise my concern regarding the introduction of the ECE Toolkit in primary and pre-primary education. As a parent/community member who believes in Christian values, I believe that children are created with dignity and purpose, and that teachings on identity, sexuality, and family should respect each family's own core values, biological reality, and the moral convictions of those families.

The family is the primary place where children are nurtured, guided, and formed. Parents have both the responsibility and the right to direct the moral, spiritual, and social upbringing of their children. Any programme that introduces sensitive concepts around gender identity should therefore be transparent, age-appropriate, and subject to meaningful parental consultation and consent.

I believe education should protect the innocence of young children, uphold the sanctity of the family, and respect the right of families to self-determine according to their faith and conscience. I therefore respectfully object to any curriculum or training material that promotes gender identity concepts outside biological boundaries without clear disclosure and parental approval.