If Catholic school sex-ed plan is as advertised, it won’t be taught: Notley
November 8, 2017 in News by RBN Staff
Source: Global News
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says an alternative sex education curriculum being crafted by Catholic school officials will never be taught if it arrives as previously advertised.
In an interview with The Canadian Press, Notley said the health and well-being of students comes first.
“Nowhere do the rights of religious freedom extend to that person’s right to somehow attack or hurt others — and that’s what’s happening here,” Notley said Tuesday. “We will not use public dollars to have sexual health programs that deny science, that deny evidence, and that deny human rights.
“They can continue to work on (the proposal) all they want, but we ultimately approve the curriculum that goes into schools — and this kind of curriculum will not happen.”
Karl Germann, president of the Council of Catholic School Superintendents of Alberta, could not be reached for comment.
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The Alberta government is currently rewriting teaching plans across the board for kindergarten to Grade 12.
Catholic school superintendents are crafting an alternative sex education curriculum that they want the province to approve for their schools.
They say the government’s teaching plan clashes with faith-based instruction by including, among other topics, homosexual relationships and gender identity different from one’s biological sex.
In documents filed with the province, the superintendents also take issue with sexual consent by a partner in marriage. They say it is only one of many factors to be considered along with morality, family and wellness.
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