TORONTO, ON February 23 2015 – The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) objects to aspects of the newly released curriculum for Physical and Health Education in Ontario. Much of the curriculum addresses shared expectations on personal hygiene, physical fitness, and healthy living, without dispute. But, certain propositions seek to raise explicit issues at earlier ages or the discussion of sexual practices that are sinful to Catholics prior to the time when most children reach puberty. Examples abound, such as the introduction of gender identity in Grade 3, sexual orientation in Grade 6 or anal and oral sex and use of condoms in Grade 7. Parents are the first educators of their children and should retain vigilance over the age appropriateness and explicitness of certain concepts being taught at school. The forced exposure to references to sexual practices that are sinful to Catholics at a premature time to children will be of significant concern to parents of all faiths or no faith.
The CCRL rejects the notion that true parental consultation occurred. The phony consultation referred to by the Minister of Education consisted of a short questionnaire comprised of overly simplistic generalized questions, which is no substitute for a real exchange with the actual curriculum available. The Ministry knew that a real consultation would have met with serious objections to forced sex education at a premature age. (more...)
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