Education
An uptick in school absences took place on Thursday across school boards, with some parents opting to keep their children home and away from the politicized Pride movement.
Parents reject politicized Pride, keep kids home
A spokesperson from the Ontario Catholic District School Board confirmed that schools had “higher absence rates where parents indicated they did not wish to send their children to school due to Pride activities that may be taking place.”
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Read MoreNew Brunswick’s Minister of Education is considering requiring parental consent before teachers are permitted to call their children with random pronouns — something that teachers are currently allowed to do.
Minister Bill Hogan has not provided comment on the matter while the policy is under review, but admitted parental backlash sparked the debate.
But Hogan did confirm he’s reviewing Policy 713, made to support LGBT students, “after hearing concerns and misunderstandings of its implementation.”
One section under review says that teachers need to respect students’ preferred pronouns, even if the child declines to inform his or her parents.
For students under 16, schools are required to ask parents for consent before changing a child’s name on a report card and other official documents.
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Read MoreFormer Alberta United Conservative Party candidate Caylan Ford (Calgary-Mountain View) said the party’s re-election “means the government will continue to champion choice in education for another four years.”
“This is an enormous relief to the thousands of families enrolled in charter schools,” said Ford in a Wednesday tweet.
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Read MoreOntario’s top universities are paying employees generous six-figure salaries to promote and advance “Equity, Diversity and Inclusion” (EDI) initiatives and ideology, True North has learned.
The 2022 salaries were found using the Ontario Sunshine List, which publicly lists provincial public sector salaries that are over $100,000 per year. The list covers public sector employers that receive significant funding from taxpayers – including universities.
Universities in Ontario get part of their funding from the provincial and federal governments. They also receiving funds through tuition fees and other forms of revenue.
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Read MoreThe recent decision by a Catholic school board in Ontario’s York Region not to fly the pride flag during Pride Month in June is emblematic of a province-wide call to halt flag-raisings and other events expected in schools throughout the month.
Many parents are looking at pulling their children out of school during such events. A national walk-out is scheduled for June 1 and gaining traction.
“All this political propaganda that’s coming in, it’s all influences that the kids don’t need. They’re already confused enough,” German Reyes, a York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB) parent, told The Epoch Times at a May 29 board meeting.
“They need to learn about sexuality and all that stuff, but they can learn from their parents.”
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Read MoreSocial media1
use by youth is nearly universal. Up to 95% of youth ages 13–17
report using a social media platform, with more than a third saying they use
social media “almost constantly.” 2 Although age 13 is commonly the required
minimum age used by social media platforms in the U.S.,3 nearly 40% of children
ages 8–12 use social media.4 Despite this widespread use among children and
adolescents, robust independent safety analyses on the impact of social media
on youth have not yet been conducted. There are increasing concerns among
researchers, parents and caregivers, young people, healthcare experts, and
others about the impact of social media on youth mental health.5, 6
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Read MoreNevada Democrats passed a law that would penalize school boards that ban men from participating in women’s sports and using women’s locker rooms.
Passed Friday, the amendment will seek to fine schools $5,000 per day if they ban men from participating in women’s sports.
“The controversial amendment to penalize schools was reportedly only added after the first draft of Assembly Bill No. 423 already passed with unanimous, bipartisan support. The amendment to the bill received zero GOP votes, passing only with full Democratic support,” reported Fox News.
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Read MoreThe Cowichan Valley School District is launching an investigation after being made aware on May 21 that a safer snorting kit was left behind at one of it’s schools by a third-party presenter, whose name was not disclosed. The presenter was there to speak with students about harm reduction and substance addiction.
“We were recently made aware of materials that were left at one of our schools from a third-party harm reduction and drug addiction presentation that we do not consider school or age appropriate,” said district spokesperson Mike Russell. “While the Cowichan Valley School District does support harm reduction as a well-researched and effective method of addressing the ongoing opioid crisis and conversations around drugs and drug addiction, we aim to ensure that the teachings related to it are appropriate for our students.
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Read MoreSaskatoon’s Roman Catholic diocese supports the Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools (GSCS) administration following protests sparked by a leaked email last Thursday telling teachers to avoid the LGBTQ-themed Rainbow Tent at a children’s festival.
The message sent by GSCS Supt. Tom Hickey to school principals advised them to stop students from visiting the Rainbow Tent at the upcoming Nutrien Children’s Festival of Saskatchewan, as it was not to be “supported.”
A diocese spokesperson stated while they work with the school division on the well-being of students, the diocese did not provide any instruction about whether or not to visit the Rainbow Tent.
In a statement, Bishop Mark Hagemoen of Saskatoon said he supported the GSCS decision to avoid the Rainbow Tent.
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Read MoreWhy has everyone and everything gone woke? From iconic beer companies to your favorite retail brands, wokeism has infiltrated nearly every aspect of our culture. In PragerU’s short documentary, Unwoke Inc., Amala Ekpunobi embarks on a cross-country journey to speak with pro-American leaders and entrepreneurs in business, academia, sports, and finance to understand how we got here and what we can do to fight back and win against the woke industrial complex.
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