Alberta Plans to Make Sex Education in Schools Opt-In, Not Default

Published on September 4, 2024

Alberta teachers will have to proactively ask parents to enroll their children in sex education lessons under legislation expected from the provincial government this fall. Currently, parents can opt their children out of sex education classes upon receiving written notice of such instruction. The new legislation would make parents aware of the content taught in sex education classes, and allow them to decide whether it is appropriate and meets the needs of their child. “We have heard from parents across the province that they want to be more involved and have more say in their child’s education, especially in respect to sexual education,” said Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides in an emailed statement to The Epoch Times....

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