An Ontario court has ruled in favour of a teacher whose presentation at a school board meeting was shut down when she raised questions about how some books made it seem “simple” or “cool” to transition genders.

Carolyn Burjoski made her presentation on Jan. 17, 2022, at a Waterloo Regional District School Board (WRDSB) meeting about books that she said made it “seem simple or even cool to take puberty blockers and opposite sex hormones,” according to court documents. Trustees told her that her comments may be violating human rights legislation and refused to let her continue.

“What happened here should not happen in a democratic society,” Ontario Superior Court Justice James Ramsay said in his decision, the National Post reported.