Ontario sex-ed dispute: Why 1 mother will keep her kids home

Hundreds of parents protested outside Thorncliffe Park Public School to express
their opposition to Ontario's new sex-education curriculum.

A Mississauga, Ont., mother says she would prefer to home school her two daughters rather than subject them to an Ontario sex-education curriculum she says teaches kids "too much too soon."

Farina Siddiqui, a mother of three, appeared on CBC's Metro Morning on Wednesday, one day after nearly 700 students stayed out of Thorncliffe Park public school to protest the new sex-ed curriculum.

About half the school's population did not attend school Tuesday and instead took part in a protest against the new curriculum. Thorncliffe Park has a large immigrant population and new Canadians with conservative or strong faith-based backgrounds have been among the most vocal critics of the province's new plan.

On Wednesday, the words "shame on you" were sprayed on the walls of Thorncliffe Park public school and the neighbouring Fraser Mustard Early Learning Academy.  (more...)

Ontario sex-ed dispute: Why 1 mother will keep her kids home

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