The Conservatives said they would replace the teaching resources with anti-bullying programs, and remove guilt-inducing materials, which the party did not provide details on
A Conservative government in British Columbia would remove sexual orientation and gender identity teaching resources from the province’s schools, as well as any materials that could “instill guilt” based on ethnicity, nationality or religion, the party says.
The education plan, shared six days before the Oct. 19 election, was distributed through the two news releases and one backgrounder, each of which had slightly different language and promises. The Conservatives did not immediately respond to a Globe and Mail question about the discrepancies.with The Globe and Mail’s editorial board, saying that his government would strike a committee to review all school textbooks and literature to ensure they are “neutral.
In Sunday’s list of education promises, the Conservatives also said they would restore letter grades for students in grades 4 through 9, and reinstate standardized provincial exams for grades 10 and 12; establish “funding equality” between public and independent schools; and phase out portables in favour of modular classrooms.
The BC Teachers’ Federation, which represents the province’s 41,000 public-school teachers, said the Conservative platform “shows a deep misunderstanding of public schools and what students in them need.
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