Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will introduce legislation on pronouns in schools after classes begin in September.
Smith said the new policy requiring parents to consent before children under 16 can change their names or pronouns in schools will be proposed in the fall legislature session that begins in late October.
“Once you’ve passed legislation, regulations have to be implemented,” said Smith, who did not offer specifics about what enforcement would look like.LGBTQ+ advocacy groups Egale Canada and Skipping Stone Foundation have said if Alberta moves ahead with the proposed changes, they would bring legal action.
“They don’t want to jeopardize the safety of a student who might trust them enough to share the struggles that they’re going through,” said Schilling. More pressing worries for teachers are a lack of educational assistants, and ballooning class sizes, he said.
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