Sexuality education - Minister Roberge seeks to further limit parental choice
The Quebec government is considering further tightening the guidelines for exempting certain children from government sexuality education courses after questioning a school board where nearly 200 young people have been exempted.
In the past weeks, the Minister of Education, Jean-François Roberge (opposite), asked his department to suggest ways to modify the procedure when parents want their children out of the classroom. when certain contents of education in sexuality are approached, learned Le Journal de Quebec It is of course & amp; mdash; we are in Quebec & amp; mdash; ensure that the parents' choice is less respected.
Roberge also asked the ministry to document the practices of schools that had to deal with several requests from parents,
according to a source familiar with the matter.
Since last year, sexuality education content has returned to all schools in Quebec. Currently, parents can request a dispensation for religious reasons, provided they take the oath and prove the seriousness of their request. The decision rests with the school administration.
In November, Le Journal de Québec published an article indicating that the vast majority (192) of exempt students attended the Portages-de-l'Outaouais School Board (CSPO). Across Quebec, less than 270 youth were exempt.
In the past weeks, the Minister of Education, Jean-François Roberge (opposite), asked his department to suggest ways to modify the procedure when parents want their children out of the classroom. when certain contents of education in sexuality are approached, learned Le Journal de Quebec It is of course & amp; mdash; we are in Quebec & amp; mdash; ensure that the parents' choice is less respected.
Roberge also asked the ministry to document the practices of schools that had to deal with several requests from parents,
according to a source familiar with the matter.
Since last year, sexuality education content has returned to all schools in Quebec. Currently, parents can request a dispensation for religious reasons, provided they take the oath and prove the seriousness of their request. The decision rests with the school administration.
In November, Le Journal de Québec published an article indicating that the vast majority (192) of exempt students attended the Portages-de-l'Outaouais School Board (CSPO). Across Quebec, less than 270 youth were exempt.
"They found the fault"
The Minister therefore called the CSPO to account, to ensure that no stage of the procedure was overlooked. According to our information, Mr. Roberge concluded that the tags were respected by the schools, but that a group of parents found a "flaw". They escape the grip of Quebec's education monopoly. It is intolerable for the ex-teacher Roberge.
The Journal de Québec was able to obtain the explanations and documents from the school board provided to the Minister following a request for access to information.
It can be seen that several parents used a similar format and arguments to fill out their request. This is only normal: during systematic refusals of exemptions during ECR, the school boards used pre-formatted answers established in advance!
In an interview, the president of the Outstanding Parents group of the Outaouais had told the Journal that he had helped many parents dissatisfied with the approach chosen by Quebec to talk about homosexuality and "reality" [dixit the Journal de Québec ] transgender.
But how do you assess the "seriousness" of these requests? The CSPO was asking the question in February. The director of educational resources contacted the department for details, can be read in the email exchanges.
"The management does not have to investigate the reasons for the exemption request," replied an official of the ministry. [The school] must ensure (and not judge) the seriousness [...] according to the alleged infringement. "
Some continue to claim that the Coalitionvenir Québec is a right-wing or even a center-right party ... It applies exactly the same restrictive rules and the same school programs as the PQ and the PLQ.
The Minister therefore called the CSPO to account, to ensure that no stage of the procedure was overlooked. According to our information, Mr. Roberge concluded that the tags were respected by the schools, but that a group of parents found a "flaw". They escape the grip of Quebec's education monopoly. It is intolerable for the ex-teacher Roberge.
The Journal de Québec was able to obtain the explanations and documents from the school board provided to the Minister following a request for access to information.
It can be seen that several parents used a similar format and arguments to fill out their request. This is only normal: during systematic refusals of exemptions during ECR, the school boards used pre-formatted answers established in advance!
In an interview, the president of the Outstanding Parents group of the Outaouais had told the Journal that he had helped many parents dissatisfied with the approach chosen by Quebec to talk about homosexuality and "reality" [dixit the Journal de Québec ] transgender.
But how do you assess the "seriousness" of these requests? The CSPO was asking the question in February. The director of educational resources contacted the department for details, can be read in the email exchanges.
"The management does not have to investigate the reasons for the exemption request," replied an official of the ministry. [The school] must ensure (and not judge) the seriousness [...] according to the alleged infringement. "
Some continue to claim that the Coalitionvenir Québec is a right-wing or even a center-right party ... It applies exactly the same restrictive rules and the same school programs as the PQ and the PLQ.
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