Retired Saskatoon teacher Patti Rowley believes that attitude boils down to this go back several decades
.
She says she grew up in a Catholic environment and has always stood up for student rights. LGBTQ+ during his career. It severely harms vulnerable young people
She says.
” This decision does not allow them to be who they are, nor to celebrate them confidently and safely. »
Last week, the Saskatoon Catholic Schools Department sent an email urging the various principals to avoid entering a tent painted in the community’s rainbow colors LGBTQ+ at the Saskatchewan Children’s Festival.
Families who send their children to a Catholic school have the right to expect an education appropriate to their age and consistent with Catholic doctrine.
wrote the director of the school department, François Rivard, in a statement CBC/Radio Canada on Friday.
However, the department also apologized for any damage it caused with its first message and welcomes community members. LGBTQ+.
A hostile environment
In a written statement, the president of the Saskatchewan branch said CUPEJud Henley, on Friday, asked the school department to withdraw its request related to the activities LGBTQ+.
This union specifically represents the non-teaching staff of the Saskatoon Catholic School Division.
She believes that this application damages the department’s image and causes damage hostile environment
for staff and students who are part of the community LGBTQ+.
Jud Henley also believes this position is at odds with the department’s mission, which is to be one welcoming community
and does not reflect the views of its non-teaching staff.
The executive director of the Saskatoon branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association, Faith Baudnar, emphasizes that it is important for young people to learn about different points of view.
You have to be open to everyone. This is how our communities become strong and resilient
she argues.
She adds that the association’s staff often experience the effects of the exclusion of certain people because of their identity.
It’s a fundamental rights issue. It’s at the heart of everything.
With information from Dayne Patterson and Nicholas Frew
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