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2 Toronto transgender students file human rights claims against province over sex-ed
Ryan and Noah, both 15, seeking $15K in damages each for harm caused by curriculum change
Muriel Draaisma · CBC News · Posted: Sep 17, 2018 4:53 PM ET | Last Updated: 6 hours ago
Two Toronto transgender high school students have filed two separate human rights claims against the Ontario government over changes to its health and physical education curriculum. They are also seeking $15,000 in damages each. (Radio-Canada)
Two Toronto transgender high school students have filed separate human rights claims against the province because they say the new interim sexual education curriculum discriminates against all LGBT students in Ontario.
Ryan and Noah, both 15, whose last names were not provided to CBC Toronto to protect their privacy, want the 2015 health and physical education curriculum, which includes sex ed, to be reinstated because they say it is inclusive.
The two Grade 10 students are also seeking $15,000 in damages each because of the curriculum change. Both students were born female, but identify as male and transgender.
"For Ryan and Noah, they each brought a human rights complaint because they've experienced harm and will experience ongoing harm as a result of the change in curriculum," Luey said on Monday.
There are a lot of opinions about what kids should learn during sex-ed and when they should learn it... but it's rare during these debates that we hear from the people impacted directly -- the students. Today we hear from a young trans student about his experience in school and why he filed a legal challenge to the province's repeal of the 2015 sex-ed curriculum. 7:41
The claims themselves say the new interim curriculum "creates a learning environment that allows for bias, prejudice and intolerance" and will contribute to a hostile school environment for all students.
In the claims, the students say the $15,000 each would compensate them for injury to dignity, pain and suffering caused by curriculum change.
2 Toronto transgender students file human rights claims against province over sex-ed
Ryan and Noah, both 15, seeking $15K in damages each for harm caused by curriculum change
Muriel Draaisma · CBC News · Posted: Sep 17, 2018 4:53 PM ET | Last Updated: 6 hours ago
Two Toronto transgender high school students have filed separate human rights claims against the province because they say the new interim sexual education curriculum discriminates against all LGBT students in Ontario.
Ryan and Noah, both 15, whose last names were not provided to CBC Toronto to protect their privacy, want the 2015 health and physical education curriculum, which includes sex ed, to be reinstated because they say it is inclusive.
The two Grade 10 students are also seeking $15,000 in damages each because of the curriculum change. Both students were born female, but identify as male and transgender.
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"For Ryan and Noah, they each brought a human rights complaint because they've experienced harm and will experience ongoing harm as a result of the change in curriculum," Luey said on Monday.
There are a lot of opinions about what kids should learn during sex-ed and when they should learn it... but it's rare during these debates that we hear from the people impacted directly -- the students. Today we hear from a young trans student about his experience in school and why he filed a legal challenge to the province's repeal of the 2015 sex-ed curriculum. 7:41
The claims themselves say the new interim curriculum "creates a learning environment that allows for bias, prejudice and intolerance" and will contribute to a hostile school environment for all students.
In the claims, the students say the $15,000 each would compensate them for injury to dignity, pain and suffering caused by curriculum change.
