Table 1.

How school health teachers perceive children’s reactions toward genetics and diversity and think about genetics-related concerns.

Category		Subcategory
I	Understanding the heterogeneity and diversity of children’s ambivalent minds	1. Children’s aversions and discriminatory feelings toward heterogeneity
		2. Children can understand and accept diversity
II	Limitation of school health teachers’ involvement in genetics and diversity-related issues	1. There is some hesitation in intruding on children’s personal information
		2. It is important to respect the opinions and wishes of the parents
		3. We communicate to children information that is familiar and general in content
		4. Not confident to explain as it may greatly impact a child
		5. There is a sense of difficulty in explaining genetic concepts to children
		6. Conflicts over genetic education that arise by taking a child’s perspective
III	Importance for children to understand heterogeneity and diversity to build life skills	1. The purpose of teaching genetic education is to nurture the children’s life skills
		2. It is important to understand diversity through familiar situations