School Division in Saskatchewan Issues Apology Following Cross-Dressing Activity
A school division in Saskatchewan has issued an apology after a cross-dressing activity was held at one of its schools.
The Horizon School Division posted the statement on their website on Jan. 24, saying they had just been made aware of the event.
“The intent of the spirit day was to be lighthearted and positive, and in no way to negatively represent any gender.”
The division said that it “wishes to apologize to any students and staff who may have experienced discomfort or harm surrounding this activity.”
The Epoch Times reached out to the school division and was directed to the website statement.
Attempts by The Epoch Times to reach the education minister by publication time were unsuccessful.
The event follows a battle between the province and LGBT groups over a policy requiring schools to seek parental consent before a student under the age of 16 can change names or pronouns.
On Sept. 28, Justice M.T. Megaw permitted an injunction requested by UR Pride against enacting the policy.
Parental Rights in New Brunswick
A couple of months before Saskatchewan introduced its policy, New Brunswick made changes to its gender policy, Policy 713.
The updates require schools in New Brunswick to obtain parental consent before students under 16 years can change their names or pronouns. Previously, the policy said schools should ask students for permission to contact their parents if they want to change pronouns. However, the policy said that if schools were not able to get consent from a student, then “a plan will be put in place to support the student in managing the use of the preferred name.”
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs faced dissension over the decision, including from within his own party, but Mr. Higgs said the issue of parental rights was a big one that he expected to play a significant role in the provincial election in October 2024.
Matthew Horwood and Tara MacIsaac contributed to this report.