Lawyer Marty Moore takes us through the good and the bad of proposed changes to Alberta's Education Act. There is a lot in here that firmly establishes parental rights and puts some serious guardrails around gender transitions for minors. Parents will now have to opt-in to explicit sex education in the classroom. However, the Education Act will allow sex education to occur without parental notification during activities and in groups occurring outside the classroom. This means that explicit sexual material could be easily shared by activists with young kids on field trips, at assemblies, and in any group that meets outside of class time, and parents may never hear about it. The opt-in provisions will give parents a false sense of control over what their kids are learning.
Alberta Government, Oct 31, 2024: Supporting Alberta students and families--Proposed amendments to the Education Act will support student success and well-being in Alberta schools.
CBC, Oct 31, 2024: Alberta tables bills on transgender youth health care, students' pronouns, opt-in sex education
Justice Centre Achievement, Oct 19, 2019: Challenging the constitutionality of secrecy in schools
Justice Centre, Jan 18, 2019: Affidavit of B.B.
Justice Centre, Jun 26, 2019: Affidavit of J.J. (autistic student re: Firefly event)
Justice Centre, Feb 12, 2019: Affidavit of A.A.
NPR, Feb 14, 2023: Some Kansas lawmakers want to punish doctors who help transgender kids transition
The Audit, Apr 17, 2024: Who Will Underwrite the Legal Liability for Puberty Blocker Harms?
Daily Mail, Mar 13, 2024: 'America needs to wake up': Doctors and politicians praise England's 'landmark decision' to ban puberty blockers for children over fears about drugs' long-term harms - as they call for similar in US
Forbes, Jun 14, 2023: Increasing Number Of European Nations Adopt A More Cautious Approach To Gender-Affirming Care Among Minors
Government of Saskatchewan, Oct 20, 2023: "Parents' Bill Of Rights" Passed And Enshrined In Legislation
Chris Selley in The National Post via MSN, Nov 1, 2024: The war over transitioning kids is still blazing in New Brunswick
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