Saskatchewan mandates parental consent for
name and pronoun changes at school
The Saskatchewan government is requiring children under the age of 16 to obtain parental consent before they change their name or pronouns at school.
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is the third premier to stand up for parental rights in the face of rampant gender ideology in public schools. The two others who have taken a pro-parent position on the issue are New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs and Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson.
“Parents must be included in all important decisions involving their children,” said Moe.
Earlier this summer, Saskatchewan suspended Planned Parenthood from the province’s schools after the group made sexually explicit “Sex from A-Z” cards available to grade 9 students.
As previously reported by True North, the cards developed by the AIDS Committee of Toronto with the assistance from the Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE) featured explicit language about sex, sexual acts and certain fetishes.
Duncan said that with his government’s new parental rights policies, “schools will continue to ensure safe learning environments where all students feel included, protected and respected.”
Back in June, Premier Higgs became the first premier to support a parental rights policy requiring that children under the age of 16 obtain consent from their parents before they can change their gender at school. New Brunswick’s modified education policy 713 came into effect in July.
Last week, Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson pledged to enhance parental rights if re-elected in the fall, and said parents should be informed if their child wants to identify as a different gender at school.
Speaking to True North, Don’t Delete Parents founder Faytene Grasseschi said it’s “becoming very clear across Canada that parents are voicing common-sense concerns” and “thankfully, leaders are starting to listen.”
“What is happening in New Brunswick, Manitoba and now Saskatchewan is waking up the nation, and I expect it will have an impact in other provinces as well.” added Grasseschi. “Parents are just now waking up to the fact that some schools have been keeping things from them, and they frankly aren’t ok with it.”
Not everyone in Saskatchewan is, however, on board with the government’s new parental rights policies.
Saskatchewan NDP leader Carla Beck accused Moe and Duncan of “outing vulnerable kids” while NDP MLA Aleana Young accused them of being “f****ing cowards.”
Recent polling has shown that there is high support for parental rights policies around gender identity across Canada, especially among parents.
A Leger poll commissioned by SecondStreet.org found that 54% of people living in the Prairie provinces agree that schools should make parents aware that their kids are wishing to change genders or pronouns. Just 20% disagree.
The poll also found that most people believe schools should be making teaching materials on race and gender available to review for parents ahead of time before they are taught in the classroom.
“Our government has heard the concerns raised by Saskatchewan parents about needing to be notified and included in their children’s education,” said Education Minister Dustin Duncan in a news release.
“We also determined that while all of Saskatchewan’s school divisions had policies dealing with these matters, those policies varied from one division to another, so it was important to standardize these policies and ensure consistency of parental inclusion, no matter where your child goes to school.”
The Saskatchewan government is also mandating that schools disclose information about sex-ed teachings to parents and provide them with the option to opt-out.
The government is also suspending third-party sex-ed providers, including the ARC Foundation and its controversial SOGI 1 2 3 program, from the province’s schools. Only teachers will be able to teach sex-ed to their classes.
Recent polling has shown that there is high support for parental rights policies around gender identity across Canada, especially among parents.
A Leger poll commissioned by SecondStreet.org found that 54% of people living in the Prairie provinces agree that schools should make parents aware that their kids are wishing to change genders or pronouns. Just 20% disagree.
The poll also found that most people believe schools should be making teaching materials on race and gender available to review for parents ahead of time before they are taught in the classroom.
The Graves of Academe (#567): Gender Studies
and Decolonization
There are bits and pieces of English floating in this word swamp. Try to find them.
University of Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Department Chair
Position
The Department of Gender Studies invites applications for the position of Associate Professor with tenure or Professor with tenure, and Chair of the Department of Gender Studies. Rank and status of the appointment will be determined in accordance with the Unit Standard of the Department and the provisions of the Collective Agreement. The effective date of the appointment is July 1, 2024.
Duties will include research, teaching, and service, as well as administrative service as the Chair of the Department for a 5-year term starting July 1, 2024.
Essential criteria
The successful candidate will have a PhD. with expertise in research and pedagogical engagement [teaching?] in one or more major areas of study in the field of gender studies. They will also have experience in administrative leadership.
Additionally, the successful applicant will demonstrate:
- The ability to lead a small Gender Studies department administratively with a strong commitment to the discipline of gender studies.
- Demonstrate experience and skill in innovative administrative leadership within educational institutions that must balance financial needs while striving to transform to meet the aspirations of decolonization, reconciliation, anti-racism, increased accessibility, and climate justice.
- Administrative experience that includes some but is not limited to the following: chairing meetings and committees; promoting teaching and research excellence; fostering effective communication and generative relationality among administrative staff, sessional instructors, and faculty; transparency in decision-making within the department and between the department and the administration; building community among administrative staff, sessional instructors, and faculty; budget planning and financial management; program planning and logistics; making difficult decisions in the face of competing interests; working on cross-faculty and university committees and initiatives; providing effective supervision, professional growth, and advising across different collective agreements; advocating for the interests of the department; and ensuring a positive public profile.
- Advocating for and supporting faculty at various stages of their career, providing effective supervision and professional development opportunities precarity [sic] of this work.
- Fostering collegial governance within the Department and the Faculty and with the Dean of Humanities and other administrative units at the University.
- Supporting student engagement and success.
- Experience leading the implementation of institutional commitments such as Indigenization, decolonization, anti-racism, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Desirable criteria
It will be considered an asset if the candidate can demonstrate:
- Experience working with university-community partnerships.
- Experience mentoring and/or evaluating faculty, sessional lecturers, and staff.
- Experience chairing or serving on an appointment, reappointment, tenure, and promotion committee.
- Familiarity working in a unionized environment.
- A vision for decolonizing leadership and pedagogies.
Everyone is welcome to apply. In accordance with the University’s Equity Plan and pursuant to Section 42 of the BC Human Rights Code, preference will be given to members of the following groups: Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, people of Black, African, and Caribbean-descent, people of colour, people of diverse gender identities or expression and/or diverse sexual orientations. Candidates who wish to qualify for preferential consideration must clearly self-identify in their cover letter.
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