Ontario Sex Ed

• Ontario education minister open to negotiating changes to class sizes

  The government announced in the spring that high school class sizes would rise from an average of 22 to 28 students over four years.

  Education

  Aug 22, 2019
  
• What happens when children don’t take sex-ed classes

  Skipping out on sex-ed classes can have a lasting impact, research shows.

  Health

  Aug 21, 2019
  
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• Ford government’s new sex-ed curriculum is ‘pretty much the same,’ education experts say

  While experts agree that the two curricula are largely similar, there are a few differences.

  Education

  Aug 21, 2019
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• Court dismisses legal challenge over repeal of Ontario sex-ed curriculum

  The court said some of the public statements made were "ill-considered," but did not constitute an infringement of the charter.

  Education

  Feb 28, 2019
• Closing arguments underway in Ontario sex-ed curriculum challenge

  They say the tribunal should also order the Progressive Conservative government to ensure any new curriculum is compliant with Ontario's human rights code.

  Education

  Feb 7, 2019
• Doug Ford says he won’t proceed with gender identity proposal from PC convention

  The resolution, introduced at the convention by parental rights advocate Tanya Granic Allen, declares gender identity a "Liberal ideology" and asks that references to it be removed from Ontario's sex-education curriculum.

  Canada

  Nov 19, 2018
• Ontario Human Rights Commission joining legal challenge over sex ed

  The interim curriculum, which replaces a modernized version drafted by the previous Liberal government in 2015, discriminates based on sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, the commission said.

  Canada

  Oct 9, 2018
• Ontario parents divided over repeal of sex-ed curriculum, yet majority approve of content: Ipsos poll

  The poll found the strongest amount of support for repealing the 2015 curriculum is in the city of Toronto and central Ontario. However, that support dropped off in southwestern Ontario and the 905 region.

  Education

  Sep 4, 2018
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• Civil Liberties Association taking Ontario government to court over sex-ed curriculum change

  At a press conference on Thursday, the organization announced it had filed an application to fight the government's plan to introduce an interim curriculum starting in September.

  Canada

  Aug 23, 2018
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• Doug Ford says Ontario teachers could face consequences for teaching repealed sex ed

  The Ontario government will begin broad public consultations in September on a series of education issues, including the province's sex-education curriculum.

  Canada

  Aug 22, 2018