Not Only In B.C.

Calgary Herald tells a tale of repression of parental rights and freedoms,and social engineering:

"...The couple, who are known homosexual activists, went to the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal to allege systemic discrimination against homosexuals by the B.C. Ministry of Education. A few years later, they filed another complaint. At first, the Ministry of Education denied the allegations but, as time dragged on, it decided to capitulate. The Ministry gave in -- without any defence or discussion, or even an impartial consideration of the allegations. In fact, it rolled over and played dead so fast it makes the Second World War Italian army look like hardcore U.S. Marines.

In giving up, the B.C. government made a legal agreement that gave the complainants unprecedented control and influence over the province's curriculum in exchange for dropping the human rights charges.

The complainants have since developed resources on alternative sexuality that teachers can use to integrate the topic into any subject from grades K to 12, as well as a Grade 12 course that covers issues like sexual orientation and gender identity.

The Education Ministry now proudly proclaims that it is a world leader in diversity training, but not all parents and teachers are pleased. There's controversy over the content and whether it should be an elective or a required course, and how appropriate the resources will be for young children and whether the whole scheme usurps the parent's role as the primary educator of their children. Just this week, it was announced that these events had spurred an initiative to "Take Back our Schools" by parents and organizations who believe the government has overstepped its limits..."
(h/t black kettle)
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British Columbia is not alone in its penchant for taking rights away from parents and giving them to others. Last year the NS Dept. of Ed. decided to fire a schoolboard that was having difficulty accepting the dept's idea of a curriculum. Oh well. Why pretend to be democratic in Canada? Somehow the people with the MOST bizarre idea of 'public good' always think only the 'crazies' disagree, and everyone knows 'crazies' have no civil rights - like freedom.