It may mark the first legal ruling in Canada on the appropriateness of teaching primary\u002Daged school children about gender identity
Adjudicator Eva Nichols focused her decision on whether the girl had been the victim of discrimination. But she also said the changes the parents want in schools would run counter to the provincial Human Rights Code, policies of the Human Rights Commission and case law of the tribunal.
But the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board noted in an email Tuesday that the tribunal essentially found the board’s current policies to be in line with the human-rights code. The teacher, who was not named in the decision to protect the girl’s identity, confirmed she made the comment about there being no difference between boys and girls, but said she realized it was not accurate and later apologized to the class about the statement. Instead, she drew a gender spectrum, with boys on one end, girls on the other and marks in between.Article content
Buffone and her husband, Jason, argued that the lessons essentially devalued their daughter’s identity as a girl, despite a long history of females struggling for equal treatment.
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