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(from cbc.ca – October 17, 2008) The Abbotsford School Board could find itself before a B.C. Human Rights Tribunal if it continues to refuse to offer the high school elective course Social Justice 12.

Pro-homosexuality activists are celebrating the news that the Abbotsford School Board in British Columbia has approved the offering of the Social Justice 12 elective course for students who have their parents’ permission.

NEWS RELEASE, FEB. 25, 2009, Parents for Democracy in Education

By Ron Gray

Feb. 20 and 21, I attended the first “Social Justice conference” staged by the BC Teachers’ Federation at University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotford. It was an eye-opener!

(March 9, 2008) According to this news report out of Abbotsford, the leaders in the Fraser Valley Cultural Diversity Awards (FVCDA) program have decided to perpetuate the myth that the Social Justice 12 course, which spawned out of an HRT agreement between the BC Liberal government and two homosexual activists, is actually concerned with the great ideals its title would imply.

VANCOUVER, March 16, 2009 — Kari Simpson, well-known social activist and host of RoadKill Radio.com today filed a complaint with the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal against the B.C. Ministry of Education, the B.C. Teachers’ Federation and Murray Corren for discriminating against those who suffer from homosexuality and other dysfunctional sexual orientations, by failing to provide needed services, including psychological help. “This complaint is about helping the hurting” says Simpson.

Recently ARPA Canada led a successful information evening in Vernon, BC. The audience was shocked to learn of recent developments in our public school system including the Corren Agreement. They decided to start a facebook group called “Corren Agreement – BC sells out BC childrens’ education” to voice their concerns.

By Kent Spencer

(Canwest News Service, December 8, 2009) A Surrey man wants the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal to open his sons’ elementary school’s doors to a Bible study group.

Paul Jubenvill launched a complaint with the tribunal on Dec. 1 after the Colebrook Elementary School turned down his request for a lunchtime meeting on Christianity with whoever wanted to attend. (Read more)

December 9, 2009

(by Sheila Reynolds, Surrey North Delta Leader) A Surrey dad who was twice denied permission to start a Bible study club at his sons’ school says he now plans to withdraw the human rights complaint he filed against the Surrey School District.

Cloverdale dad Paul Jubenvill said the results of having gone to the media with his story have made him regret his decision to file the complaint with the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal on Dec. 1. (Read more)

Germany is after homeschooling parents and their children. However, they might be able to find a new home in the US. A precedent setting ruling granted a German couple political asylum because of persecution in Germany for homeschooling their children. Click here for article.

A “Gender Studies” course promoted by the Ontario Ministry of Education has been rejected by the Catholic Bishops. See full article here

Immigration Judge Lawrence O. Burman makes far reaching comment: “…homeschoolers are a particular social group that the German government is trying to suppress. This family has a well-founded fear of persecution …. Therefore, they are eligible for asylum.” Read full article here

In Wyoming, some schools refused to participate in an anti-bullying program promoting homosexuality. Read the full article here

Read about a school district’s battle in Hamilton, Ontario here.

The group P.E.A.C.E. has more information about the history of this struggle and what they have been doing about it.

By Patrick B. Craine

HAMILTON, Ontario, February 15, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Public school children in Hamilton, Ontario will not be permitted to withdraw from classes that promote homosexuality, according to the Hamilton Mountain News. At the same time, according to a leaked document obtained by a local journalist, teachers are being instructed to tell parents who object to the curriculum that “this is not about parent rights.”

Parents pull kids from public schools over gender teaching Concern over new policy misplaced, say proponents

Gord Bowes (March 4, 2010) Tricia Cooper says she removed her two children from the public school system because she could see increasing infringement on her parental rights.

As a family with strong religious beliefs, Cooper wanted to take her daughters out of an environment she feels teaches her something contrary to what she believes. Continue reading

‘Aims at… conversion of… the psychological, moral and sexual infrastructure of a generation’

When Parliament passed Bill C-38, legalizing same-sex ‘marriage’ (June 7, 2005), Dr. Douglas Farrow wrote that it is the duty of all Canadians to refuse to recognize this legislation, which is not legal under Canada’s Constitution. Now that Quebec has adopted a policy to eliminate the right to voice opposition to normalization of homosexuality, he calls it a ‘declaration of war’ on pro-moral Canadians. His original article is attached after this news report.

A discrimination complaint against the Abbotsford school district over its handling of a new social justice course, which included information about sexual orientation and gender identity, is headed for a full inquiry by the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal. Read the full story here

Vancouver Courier,(March 24, 2010) Ever wondered what a gay activist boot camp for kids looks like?

If so, hurry over to Queen Mary elementary in West Point Grey. It’s a beautiful old brick building on Trimble Street, home to the purple and gold Royals–and today until 3 p.m–the Dare To Stand Out conference. Billed as a “youth leadership conference for LGBTQ youth and allies,” the event welcomes roughly 120 high school students, Grade 8 to 12, from around the province.

During an interview last Friday, Stephen Mulligan, the school board’s “anti-homophobia consultant” and driving force behind the conference, said most of the attending students represent student councils or Gay/Straight Alliance student groups. “It allows the kids to do some thinking and some planning of how they might take the information that they learn at the conference back to their school.”

(Press Release from factsaboutyouth.com, April 5, 2010) The American College of Pediatricians cautions educators about the management of students experiencing same-sex attraction or exhibiting symptoms of gender confusion. These concerns are outlined in a letter and fact sheet sent by College president Thomas Benton, MD, to all 14, 800 school district superintendents in the U.S. Dr. Benton also alerts them to a new Web resource, FactsAboutYouth.com, which was created by a coalition of health professionals to provide factual information to educators, parents, and students about sexual development.

LANGLEY, April 30, 2010 (TBOS) — A meeting of concerned Langley constituents with Langley MLA Mary Polak (who is also Minister of Children and Family Development, and Minister Responsible for Child Care) today produced some hopeful results—but also some concerns.

Draft plan provides guideline to deal with ‘minority’ groups

May 29, 2010

(Robert Barron, Nanaimo Daily News)New draft policies about how sexual minorities are treated in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district are going before the public for comments and suggestions.

The ad-hoc committee established two years ago specifically to form new policies around how sexual minorities (including gay, bisexual, transvestites and transgendered people) are dealt with in the district tabled the recommendations this week.

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