Sex Ed

• Slide shared by N.B. premier ‘gross misrepresentation’ of sexual health presentation

  Teresa Norris, president of HPV Global Action, walked media through the presentation in an effort to provide context for the single opening slide that Higgs shared on social media.

  Canada

  Jun 1, 2024
  
• New Brunswick premier bans sex ed group from schools over ‘inappropriate’ presentation

  A photo Higgs shared on social media shows a presentation slide with questions like: "Do girls masturbate?" and "Does it hurt when you do it for the first time?" among others.

  Canada

  May 26, 2024
  
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• Alberta teachers, school groups say they weren’t consulted on parental rights policy

  Advocates say legislation presented as protecting parental rights in schools could actually be harmful to queer kids trying to figure out their identity.

  Politics

  Jan 29, 2024
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• Seven Oaks School Division sees large number of student absences

  "What we see, I think, are the culture wars creeping up from the States, and I don't think we can be as complacent as we have been," he said.

  Education

  Sep 21, 2023
• Protesters in Saskatoon calling for new pronoun and education policies to be scrapped

  Dozens gathered in Saskatoon on Aug. 27 to protest new policy about student pronouns and sex education in schools.

  Canada

  Aug 27, 2023
• N.B. sex education curriculum included in review of school gender identity policy

  Education minister Bill Hogan told reporters that with the review of Policy 713, the department is reviewing when and how kids are taught about gender identity in the classroom.

  Education

  May 10, 2023
• What sex ed can teach us about getting people to wear face masks

  One sexologist, Jill McDevitt, recently highlighted how lessons from sex education can be applied to encourage face mask use.

  Lifestyle

  Jul 4, 2020
• High school education program aims to break ‘silence’ around endometriosis

  Women with endometriosis might live in pain for years before they're diagnosed. Now, a new program aims to teach teens to recognize the symptoms.

  Health

  Jan 19, 2020
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• What kids in Canada are taught about contraception, consent and STIs

  In which grade do students learn about consent, gender fluidity or the names of body parts in your province or territory? Have a look.

  Features

  Nov 30, 2019
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• Doctors question Sask. health minister about safe sex practices

  Doctors questioned Jim Reiter about what's being done to combat STI outbreaks and high teen pregnancy rates.

  Health

  Nov 1, 2019