Canadian Province Braces for Controversy Over Pro-Gay Course, Materials
by Kilian Melloy, EDGE Contributor
EDGE Boston
Schoolchildren in British Columbia are poised to learn about the social costs of bullying and homophobia thanks to a new high school elective and a classroom guide on diversity for that region’s teachers.
Opponents have acted to smear the new teachers’ resources as an "authoritarian" attempt to override parents’ religious and moral convictions by requiring children to learn that gay individuals and families are normal.
The high school course, Social Justice 12, is an elective, not a requirement; the teaching guide, titled Making Space, Giving Voice, contains suggested activities and readings relevant not only to gays and lesbians, but also to ethnic and racial minorities and students who are, for other reasons, perceived as "different."
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EDGE Boston
Schoolchildren in British Columbia are poised to learn about the social costs of bullying and homophobia thanks to a new high school elective and a classroom guide on diversity for that region’s teachers.
Opponents have acted to smear the new teachers’ resources as an "authoritarian" attempt to override parents’ religious and moral convictions by requiring children to learn that gay individuals and families are normal.
The high school course, Social Justice 12, is an elective, not a requirement; the teaching guide, titled Making Space, Giving Voice, contains suggested activities and readings relevant not only to gays and lesbians, but also to ethnic and racial minorities and students who are, for other reasons, perceived as "different."
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