Chilliwack DPAC chair allegedly threatened amid heated LGBTQ policy debate
“Some of the e-mails were pretty horrendous, and a lot of hate speech against LGBT families.” Continue reading
LGBTQ Policy
Edmonton Catholic School Board elects new chair, vice chair
Edmonton Catholic School trustees voted in Laura Thibert and Marilyn Bergstra as their new board chair and vice chair, respectively, for the 2016-2017 year. Continue reading
Alberta pastor told to allow gay-straight groups replies with lawyer letter
An Alberta Christian educator ordered by the province to allow gay-straight alliances in his schools has responded with a letter from his lawyer. Continue reading
LGBTQ policies at 4 Alberta schools graded by advocates: A+, B, D-, F
An evaluation of four Alberta schools’ sexual orientation and gender identity policies resulted in a wide range of grades. However, some school boards argue the assessment was unfair. Continue reading
Edmonton Catholic School trustees making it up as they go along: report
By Tom Vernon Provincial Affairs Reporter
After attending more than 40 meetings, and doing interviews with both trustees and administrative staff, Donald Cummings concluded that the board requires strong third party mediation to remedy a number of problems. Continue reading
Clock ticking down on deadline for Alberta school boards’ LGBTQ policies
Alberta school boards have just 10 days remaining before they are required to deliver their LGBTQ policies to the province, but so far, only a third have made their submissions. Continue reading
Albertans ‘Twitter bomb’ premier and education minister over LGBTQ policy
Albertans who oppose the province’s new education guidelines are using social media to try to get their message across to the government, but the group’s #protectABkids hashtag is also being used by those who support the policy in question. Continue reading
Eggen believes Alberta Catholic schools will cooperate on LGBTQ policy
After meeting with leaders of the Catholic community Monday morning, Alberta’s education minister said there’s common ground on the LGBTQ policy issue. Continue reading
Former PC minister says NDP should order school boards to adopt LGBTQ policy
Thomas Lukaszuk says Alberta’s NDP government should order school boards, including the Catholic system, to adopt a policy that protects LGBTQ students if they won’t do it voluntarily. Continue reading
Education minister ‘disturbed’ by Edmonton Catholic board dysfunction
Alberta’s education minister said Tuesday he finds the level of dysfunction within the Edmonton Catholic School Board very disturbing, and he intends to meet with a facilitator to discuss their next steps. Continue reading