TORONTO — Students at more than a hundred schools across Ontario pledged to walk out of class on Friday to show the provincial government they disagree with its decision to repeal a modernized version of the sex-ed curriculum. The protests also aim to voice opposition to the cancellation of curriculum writing sessions designed to fulfil findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The sessions, which were set to take place in July, had been aimed at enhancing Indigenous perspective in the province’s school curriculum. The government also scrapped curriculum writing sessions on American Sign Language and Indigenous Languages in kindergarten set for the same time as a cost-cutting measure. The province is launching public consultations on a new sex-ed curriculum next week, and a spokeswoman for the education minister said she encouraged people to participate.

Source: National Post September 21, 2018 18:45 UTC