An Ontario court has dismissed a legal challenge of the government’s interim sex-education curriculum from the province’s elementary school teachers and a civil liberties group, saying educators are not restricted in developing lesson plans and can teach in a way that is inclusive of all students.
“The 2010 curriculum contains no provision preventing teachers from addressing the topics of consent, use of proper names to describe body parts, gender identity and sexual orientation, online behaviour and cyberbullying, sexually transmitted disease or infections, in the elementary school classroom," the judges wrote in their ruling.
“The government’s explicit concession on this point in court makes this case a victory for ETFO and others. I have no doubt that such a concession would never have occurred without litigation,” he said. NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said it was shameful for the government to fight the legal challenge instead of focusing on providing a safe environment for all children in school and ensuring that students learn about issues such as gender identity and cyberbullying.
Meanwhile, the CCLA said the government was discriminating against same-sex parents and their children and violating their constitutional right to equality by erasing references in the curriculum to sexual orientation, gender identity and same-sex relations.
Now parents have to be vigilant and monitor their children’s learning to make sure no evaluation is based on subjects outside of curriculum. Activist union leaders, school administrators & board members have been encouraging teachers to do exactly this to circumvent the system.
Oh dear, little lefties triggered again... Curric is being amended and will be in place Sept 2019. Anyone who believes ETFO has our children's interests at heart, and that this is not another pathetic political ploy by the ethically corrupt ETFO, needs to get a better education.
these people need to go easy....ford is for the people. isn't he?
Ford is afraid of educated people duh.
Good Look at all those arrogant morons pretending to speak for my children As their parent I made a decision long ago on what I would and would not allow my children to be taught Feel free to raise your own however you choose
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