Sex Ed Curriculum

• 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
  
• Ontario government releases new sex-ed curriculum, similar to scrapped version

  Ontario's new sex education curriculum retains many elements of a previous Liberal government document that sparked controversy and that the Progressive Conservatives had slammed as ideological.

  Education

  Aug 21, 2019
  
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• Ford government to announce new sex-ed curriculum Wednesday after controversial repeal, sources say

  Education Minister Stephen Lecce is expected to make the announcement and will highlight the new plan after the government conducted months of consultations.

  Politics

  Aug 20, 2019
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• Teens who sext are at risk of harms including depression, substance use: study

  The study found teens who are sexting are four times more likely to be having sex, five times more likely to have multiple sexual partners, and half as likely to be using contraception.

  Canada

  Jun 17, 2019
• Ontario announces revamped sex-ed curriculum, increase in class sizes for high school

  The province has released the broad lines of the new sex-ed curriculum in an announcement that also lays out its plans for other aspects of the education sector, including class sizes and teacher hiring.

  Politics

  Mar 15, 2019
• 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
• Ontario teachers say government sex-ed curriculum repeal created chilling effect

  The Elementary Teacher's Federation of Ontario is an intervener in a human rights challenge launched by an 11-year-old transgender girl fighting the repeal of the curriculum.

  Politics

  Feb 8, 2019
• Transgender girl says Ontario sex-ed repeal made her nervous about returning to school

  The 11-year-old, identified only as AB, testified today before Ontario's human rights tribunal in a case focusing on how rolling back the curriculum impacts LGBTQ students.

  Education

  Jan 22, 2019
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• Human rights tribunal hearing underway to challenge repeal of sex-ed curriculum

  The government's repeal of the curriculum brought in by the previous Liberal regime is also subject to a court challenge.

  Canada

  Jan 21, 2019
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• Court hearing underway to challenge repeal of Ontario sex-ed curriculum

  Ontario elementary teachers say they have taken the government to court over the sex-ed curriculum in part because of a warning to educators that came along with it.

  Politics

  Jan 9, 2019