She said the implementation of Policy 713 "revealed instances where the policy is perhaps too broad and/or unclear" and that was the reason for the review. In a new statement, spokesperson Morgan Bell said the Education Department does not "condone the tactics that were directed at our teachers and we will always ensure human rights are protected." The department did not make Hogan available for an interview Monday. Part of last Friday's program was to familiarize teachers with the sexual orientation and gender identity policy, Policy 713, so they'd know how to implement it in their classrooms.ĭuration 0:44 Pride in Education's Gail Costello said she expected better from the Department of Education. She said that in late April, however, the department told Pride in Education that there's to be no money for the sessions and it ordered departmental staff to not participate because the gender identity policy was under review. They threw the NBTA under the bus."Ĭostello said Hogan's statement is also inaccurate because the department was directly involved in supporting the sessions, including by funding planning meetings at the departmental offices. "We would expect that they would show leadership, stand on the right side of the history, stand up for teachers and stand up for kids, but that's not what happened. "It would appear that they yielded to the pressure of the protesters," says Gail Costello, a co-chair of Pride in Education, a non-profit group of educators who helped organize the session. Now teachers, parents and others are accusing him of caving in to hate and putting teachers in an unsafe working environment. Education Minister Bill Hogan issued a statement on Friday putting distance between his department and the training session for teachers.
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