As a followup to the new teacher-initiated Gay Straight Alliance at St Stephens called Rainbow Alliance for ages 9-12, the following email exchanges occurred between a friend and the Director of Education.
Some points to notice:
- Bill 13 makes GSAs mandatory if a student demands it. This GSA at St Stephen’s is 100% teacher-initiated to spread the LGBTQ agenda of OECTA. It will also come to other OCSB elementary schools as many other teachers tweeted that to the first teacher
- OCSB does not respect parental rights to know what extracurricular activities their 9yo is involved in. The unelected “school parent council” can arbitrarily take away parental rights.
- The Director uses cute words to “Catholic lens” and “pastoral”. The whole Respecting Differences (RD) document by the Bishops demands GSA leaders be committed to the teaching of the Church (eg. the monograph on Transgender). D’Amico has RD on the OCSB website to fool parents but has NO intention of following it. It will be all rainbows at this GSA. We know they don’t follow RD because they have given presentations about “chest binding” and taking male hormones from a girl who has Gender Dysphoria at other GSAs. D’Amico explicitly refuses to ensure Catholic teachings are followed. His “catholic lens” is United Church lens.
It is simply not safe to send your child to an OCSB school. You have NO idea what they will be indoctrinated into at these secretive GSAs!
Please share with other parents and your priest etc.
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Respecting Differences document
http://www.archtoronto.org/pdf/RespectingDifference.pdf
General Procedures for “Respecting Difference” Groups or Activities in Schools:
i. All activities and organizations should be opened to all students
who wish to participate;
ii. The activities and organization of all groups or organizations
formed within Catholic schools must be respectful of and consistent
with Catholic teaching;
iii. All mentors appointed to work with groups of students must know
and be committed to Catholic teachings;
iv. Any outside speakers must be respectful of Catholic teaching.
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