El derecho preferente de los padres a educar a sus hijos conforme a sus propias convicciones. España y el Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos. El caso de la educación sexual integral

The objective of comprehensive sexuality education is the acquisition of complete, accurate, and objective information about sexuality, based on scientific evidence, and appropriate for the age and maturity. It also includes training in democratic principles, values, and fundamental rights, essential for peaceful and responsible coexistence in society. Parents’ preferential right to the moral and religious education of their children must be exercised taking into consideration the best interests of children and adolescents. State intervention in education is key, given the benefits dimension of the right to education, and substantively, it is justified by the connection between education and democracy. The State has an obligation, in terms of its role in education, to teach content in a critical, objective, and pluralistic manner. It is prohibited from pursuing any indoctrination objectives.