WINNIPEG – The president of the Manitoba Teacher’s Society was in Steinbach Wednesday night to talk about a division policy that prevents teachers from discussing sexual orientation in the classroom.
The presentation was promoted after two Steinbach mothers filed a human rights complaint against the division for excluding sexual orientation and gender diversity identity from classroom discussion.
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The society’s president Norm Gould said the absence of important conversations can cause a lot of pain for students and their families, citing the many suicides of bullied LGBTQ students.
“We have asked ourselves: how can we take tragic events and use them as catalysts for change; to prevent similar horrific events from payalyzing our communities?” Gould said.
Gould also said it’s important to encourage students to be who they are in a safe, nurturing, environment.
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