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Ontario Law Could See Gay Counselling for Youth Behind Parents' Backs
By Patrick B. Craine
TORONTO, Ontario, August 6, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Ontario Ministry of Education is implementing a new "safe schools" policy that some fear could see students offered "sexual orientation" or "gender identity" counselling behind their parents' back.
Bill 157, the "Keeping Our Kids Safe at School" Act, which took effect February 1st, makes it mandatory for school staff to report incidents of inappropriate student behaviour, such as bullying, to principals.
However, while the law also requires principals to report incidents to a victim's parents, it includes an important exception. A training video for schools on implementing the new legislation explains that principals must notify a victim's parents, "unless it is decided that doing so would cause the victim further harm."
One pro-family leader told LifeSiteNews.com that she was concerned about the interpretation of "harm" that might be employed as a justification to keep parents in the dark. "What happens if a principal decides the child will be 'harmed' by a parent's belief that homosexuality is disordered?" asked Alissa Golob, head of the pro-life and pro-family group Campaign Life Coalition Youth.
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