Kelly Lamrock
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Changes made to N.B.’s Policy 713 create new human rights issues: youth advocateKelly Lamrock today released an addendum to his August report on the revamped policy, noting that his office's main concerns about Policy 713 have not been addressed.CanadaSep 11
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N.B. makes minor ‘clarifications’ to Policy 713 after being told it violated the CharterNew Brunswick's provincial government is making minor 'clarifications' to Policy 713, a week after the province's youth advocate found it violates the Charter rights of children.CanadaAug 23
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N.B. education council urges government to follow recommendations on Policy 713District education councils are considering what next steps to take following the release of the child and youth advocate's report on revisions to Policy 713.CanadaAug 17
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New Brunswick’s child and youth advocate to review changes to LGBTQ policy in schoolsThe province made changes to the policy, one of which makes it no longer mandatory for teachers to use preferred names or pronouns for students under 16 without parental consent.EducationJul 4
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New Brunswick child advocate offers critique of province’s school LGBTQ policyNew Brunswick's youth and child advocate says the province's rationale for a review of its sexual orientation policy in schools was incoherent.CanadaJun 12
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N.B. youth advocate denounces province’s decision to review LGBTQ school policyKelly Lamrock says the government has no benchmarks with which to evaluate the success or failure of the policy, and there are no written complaints from teachers or students.CanadaMay 16
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Union refutes claims in New Brunswick child and youth advocate reportThe union named in the most recent report from New Brunswick's Child and Youth Advocate said it always considers the rights of children when there is an impact to labour.EducationMar 7
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N.B. child and youth advocate urges MLAs to define child’s right in landmark welfare billKelly Lamrock calls the lack of a definition of a child's rights in the bill a "significant drafting error" that needs to be corrected before the bill is passed.PoliticsJun 8, 2022
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New Brunswick parent worried as province has ‘no plan’ to bring masks back in schoolsN.B. children haven't had to wear masks in schools, and parents haven't had to report cases to schools, since March when the province lifted most of its restrictions.CanadaMay 18, 2022
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New Brunswick advocate calls for law reform to better protect children’s rightsNew Brunswick's child and youth advocate is calling for the adoption of a new Children's Act as a way to better protect children's rights in the province's child welfare system.CanadaMay 13, 2022
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