New Brunswick’s little one and youth advocate has revealed that the federal government’s choice to evaluate the province’s coverage on sexual orientation in colleges got here after three complaints.
Kelly Lamrock says in his damning 21-page report launched in the present day that he isn’t positive any authorities coverage would survive if three complaints would result in its reconsideration.
Policy 713 establishes minimal requirements for colleges to make sure a secure, welcoming and inclusive atmosphere for LGBTQ college students.
The provincial authorities has mentioned it will evaluate the coverage as a result of it had obtained considerations by quite a lot of teams, together with dad and mom and academics.
But Lamrock says the federal government has no benchmarks with which to judge the success or failure of the coverage, including there are not any written complaints about it from academics or college students.
On Monday, the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission expressed concern over the evaluate, reminding authorities officers about their obligation to safeguard the equality and dignity of all school-going youngsters.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed May 16, 2023.
