ATA asks government to keep students from being “outed”, as schools implement GSA bill
Posted Mar 13, 2015 6:46 am.
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The Alberta Teachers Association is looking for more direction on how to put the newly passed Bill 10 into practice.
ATA President Mark Ramsankar says it’s become clear in the last couple days that there are very divergent views on how to handle the new Gay Straight Alliance legislation.
The organization is asking the government to prevent the disclosure of a student’s membership in a GSA without their consent.
They also want the government to order schools to allow students the right to name any group they create, and protect principals and teachers who help students establish a GSA.
The final point: asking schools to require as a condition of hiring, a declaration that staff will not discriminate based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, no matter what denomination the school is.
Ramsankar says failing to provide clear direction could “undermine the good work the legislature has done.”
