Hi Xavier Sem
Please read the "bad text of the Government" that Fr Couture put in the Calgary school policy and tell me if this is something Archbishop Lefebvre would have approved for SSPX schools. Below are page 45 to 48 of the policy. I'm curious.
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Policy Handbook Amended June 2017
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INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES
Background
Consistent with its mission and vision, St. John Bosco Private School is committed to a
safe, caring, respectful, inclusive and welcoming learning and teaching environment for
all staff and students having charity above all other considerations.
To ensure that all members of the school community work together in an atmosphere of
respect for the dignity of all persons, this policy is adopted to ensure that each student
and staff member is provided with a welcoming, caring, respectful and safe learning
environment that respects diversity and fosters a sense of belonging.
The Board will not tolerate harassment, bullying, intimidation or discrimination of
students or staff as provided for in the Alberta Human Rights Act or the Canadian
Charter of Rights and Freedoms which includes discrimination on the basis of an
individual’s actual or perceived differences, including sɛҳuąƖ orientation, gender identity
and gender expression.
To achieve this goal, the Board requires that its schools and staff and students promote
a welcoming, caring, respectful, safe learning environment that respects diversity and
fosters a sense of belonging in accordance with the rights of staff and students under the
following legislation and as reflected in School’s procedures:
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Alberta Human Rights Act.
Alberta Bill of Rights.
School Act.
An Act to Support gαy-Straight Alliances
Rationale
1. This procedure has been developed to:
(a) support and affirm the dignity of all students in every aspect of school life;
2. (b) prove the understanding of the lives of all students and find ways to increase
respect for the dignity of each other in ways appropriate to the traditionally
Catholic school setting;
3. (c) provide training consistent with the traditional Catholic faith for all teachers
and other staff that promotes a welcoming, caring, respectful and safe learning
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environment that respect diversity and fosters a sense of belonging including with
respect to gender identity and gender expression;
4. (d) provide resources consistent with traditional Catholic teaching on social
relationships and to support students who require assistance as a result of their
gender identity or gender expression. As St. Paul reminds us, “For in Christ
Jesus, you are all children of God, through faith. There is neither Jєω nor Greek,
neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in
Christ.” (Galatians 3:27-28); and
5. (e) outline the Board’s responsibilities under Section 16.1 of the School Act.
2. Given that all students are created in the divine image and likeness of God, and are
therefore endowed with an inalienable worth that cannot be violated, circuмstances
involving gender identity or gender expression, as they affect a student, are to be
addressed with a high degree of sensitivity, respect, and inclusion, and where
required, expertise and support (in the context of the school’s resources).
3. The goal of any reasonable accommodation made by a school in this area is to
afford dignity and success in learning for a student who has advised the school of
their gender identity or gender expression needs.
4. With this context and based on available school resources, staff are committed to
creating a student learning environment that is inclusive, flexible and responsive to
the student’s needs. To this end, staff may:
1. (a) take into consideration a continuum of supports and services in the
context of a reasonable accommodation; and
2. (b) collaborate with families and, if permissible, community support services
for accommodation purposes.
Principles
1. Students at all grade levels may need support and guidance with respect to their
gender identity or gender expression.
2. A teacher or administrator who is approached with a request for assistance,
support or an accommodation must respond in a timely manner with sensitivity,
respect, and understanding mercy and compassion.
3. Since all students have been created in the divine image and likeness of God,
and are therefore endowed with an inalienable worth that cannot be violated,
circuмstances involving issues with gender identity or gender expression as it
affects a student shall:
(a) be addressed with fairness, sensitivity, respect and inclusion;
(b) be addressed in a positive manner by all school personnel;
(c) be addressed in a manner where students have reasonable resources
available to them without fear of reprisal, when they are victims of
harassment, prejudice, discrimination, intimidation, bullying and/or violence;
(d) protect student confidentiality (subject to circuмstances which require
disclosure of personal information in accordance with the Protection of
Privacy Act).
3. The goal of a reasonable accommodation in this area is to afford dignity and
success in learning for a student who has gender identity or gender expression
needs. To this end, based on available resources, staff may collaborate with
families and, with the student and/or family’s permission, community support
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services to reasonably address student needs and take into consideration a
continuum of available reasonable supports and services.
Procedures
1. These accommodation guidelines explain the School’s best practices related to
support and accommodation based on gender identity and gender expression.
2. The School will provide opportunities for staff to increase their knowledge,
awareness, skills and attitudes in promoting respect for human rights, respecting
diversity and understanding issues related to gender identity and gender
expression in relation to the traditional Catholic faith as well as the greater
society.
3. The School shall provide support for student organizations in accordance with
Section 16.1 of the School Act. Specifically:
(a) If one or more students attending a school operated by a board request a staff
member employed by the board for support to establish a voluntary student organization,
or to lead an activity intended to promote a welcoming, caring, respectful and safe
learning environment that respects diversity and fosters a sense of belonging, the
principal of the school shall:
i. immediately grant permission for the establishment of the student organization or the
holding of the activity at the school, and
ii. subject to subsection (d), within a reasonable time from the date the principal receives
the request designate a staff member to serve as the staff liaison to facilitate the
establishment, and the ongoing operation, of the student organization or to assist in
organizing the activity.
(b) For the purposes of this procedure, an organization or activity includes an
organization or activity that promotes equality and non-discrimination with respect to,
without limitation, race, religious belief, colour, gender, gender identity, gender
expression, physical disability, mental disability, family status or sɛҳuąƖ orientation,
including but not limited to organizations such as gαy-straight alliances, diversity
clubs, anti-racism clubs and anti-bullying clubs.
(c) The students may select a respectful and inclusive name for the organization or
activity, including the name “gαy-straight alliance” or “queer-straight alliance”, after
consulting with the principal.
i. For greater certainty, the principal shall not prohibit or discourage students from
choosing a name that includes “gαy-straight alliance” or “queer-straight alliance”.
(d) The principal shall immediately inform the board and the Minister if no staff
member is available to serve as a staff liaison referred to in 3(a), and if so informed,
the Minister shall appoint a responsible adult to work with the requesting students in
organizing the activity or to facilitate the establishment, and the ongoing operation, of
the student organization at the school.
4. The principal is responsible for ensuring that notification, if any, respecting a
voluntary student organization or an activity referred to in section 3 is limited to
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the fact of the establishment of the organization or the holding of the activity. As
with all extra-curricular offering, parents are invited to converse with the school
regarding the intention of the student organization or activity.
5. Student privacy and confidentiality of personal information will be protected and
only disclosed when required in accordance with the Alberta Protection of
Privacy Act.
6. The School shall allow for Student Records to reflect the preferred name of the
student including on report cards, class lists and IPPs without the need for
docuмented proof of change in sex or gender or a medical diagnosis. However,
a legal name change, as registered under the Vital Statistics Act is required if the
student desires their official Alberta Education docuмents to reflect their
preferred name.
7. The School will establish a code of conduct for students that addresses bullying
behaviour.
Nothing in this policy is to be interpreted so as to limit or be a waiver of the St. John
Bosco Private School Board’s rights and powers pursuant the Constitution Act, 1867 and
the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to maintain the denominational character
of Catholic schools. If any of the provisions in this Policy conflict with the St. John Bosco
Private School Board’s rights and powers pursuant to the Constitution Act, 1867 and the
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to maintain the denominational character of
Catholic schools, the St. John Bosco Private School Board’s rights and powers pursuant
the Constitution Act, 1867 and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to
maintain the denominational character of Catholic schools will govern.
Reference:
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Alberta Human Rights Act
Alberta Bill of Rights
School Act
This policy is to be reviewed annually.
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