Last year, the Saskatchewan Party government barred third-party organizations from presenting sexual education in schools.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.Saskatoon mother Tamara Hinz says her two kids have watched the same puppet show that thousands of other Saskatchewan children have seen over the last 17 years.
The puppet show, presented by the Saskatoon Sexual Assault and Information Centre, has been part of schools in the city and surrounding area since 2007.Last year, the Saskatchewan Party government barred third-party organizations from presenting sexual education in schools in a move that’s intended to have parents more involved in classrooms.
Critics of the ban have noted Saskatchewan has the highest rate of interpersonal violence and sexual assault. She said some teachers have found it challenging to teach the subject, as some of them may have personal histories with sexual abuse.‘Golden Bachelor’ couple Gerry and Theresa divorce after 3 months together
“We’ve really focused on how we can build educators’ comfort with the subject matter, how we can build their facilitation skills to address tough subjects or silly questions so they don’t feel like they need to bring in a third party,” she said.
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