1. Biase d Bill 13 Accepting Schools Act A Culture-Shift Mandate: Embrace the Homosexual Agenda

2. Today’s Presentation Contents: History – leading up to Bill 13 History – leading up to Bill 13 What is the Intent of Bill 13? What is the Intent of Bill 13? GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES TO Change the Norms and Values of Society Board Support for Student Club Activities Mandating Integration of Sexual-Lifestyle Instruction – all subjects all grade levels Rental Agreements Next Steps – What Can We Do?

3. History 1990s-2008Many boards of education adopt sexual orientation policies 2009 - Bill 157 - mandate boards establish relations with LGBT community groups - Responsibility of principals …. - Equity in Education Strategy for all schools = contradictory curriculum 2010Ministry of Education revises Health document in light of the EIE document - controversial topics…

4. Sex Ed moves to Grade 3 THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR (Apr 15, 2010) Ontario elementary schoolchildren will learn more detailed sex education in earlier grades under a new province-wide curriculum that begins this September….. Students will learn about some potentially controversial issues: Grade 3: sexual orientation and gender identity Grade 4: puberty and its physical and social changes. Grade 6: personal pleasure in masturbation, vaginal lubrication and wet dreams. Grade 7: sex acts such as oral sex and anal intercourse.

5. Apr 2010 - McGuinty pulls curriculum from website and promises a review Spring 2011 - TDSB (& Ministry of Ed) develop LGBT resource curriculum Document Summer 2011 - Liberal MPPs (Wynne and Murray) - Curriculum will return after the election History

6. Summer 2011 – Faith groups try to inform people Oct 6 – Election Nov 30 – First Reading of Bill 13 June 6, 2012 – Bill 13 passes History

7. BILL 13 - What is the Intent? Hon. Laurel Broten Minister of Education “The [Liberal government’s] goal of this Bill is to change attitudes and behaviours, and change them for good”. 2 nd Reading Speech, Dec. 7 th, 2011

8. BILL 13 - What is the Intent? Peter Tabuns, NDP MPP Toronto-Danforth “[The NDP] see bullying not just as a problem of individuals, but a cultural problem. A culture that in itself has problems and a culture that has to be changed ”.

9. BILL 13 - What is the Intent? “ Between 2005 and 2010, the McGuinty government passed two bills and issued various policies aiming to improve school safety… Bill 13 is supposed to be the next step ”. Peter Tabuns, NDP MPP Toronto-Danforth

10. BILL 13 - What is the Intent? Peter Tabuns, NDP MPP Toronto-Danforth “We need to move towards a model of full-service schools…Ontario has still not developed a policy framework for community hubs”.

11. Why Be Concerned? Evidence affirmations and instruction that support LGBT choices, will undermine the traditional faith communities. LGBT activist Dan Savage

12. Bill 13 Strategies to Change the Norms and Values of Society 1) Student Club Activities 2) Sexual-Lifestyle curriculum (K – Gr 12) 3) Rental Agreements

13. Strategy 1 - Student Club Activities The Legislation: 303.1 (1) Every board shall support pupils who want to establish and lead activities and organizations that promote a safe and inclusive learning environment, the acceptance of and respect for others and the creation of a positive school climate, including,

14. Strategy 1 - Student Club Activities The Legislation: including, (a) activities or organizations that promote gender equity; (b) activities or organizations that promote anti-racism; (c) activities or organizations that promote the awareness and understanding of, and respect for, people with disabilities; or (d) activities or organizations that promote the awareness and understanding of, and respect for, people of all sexual orientations and gender identities, including organizations with the name gay-straight alliance or another name.

15. Strategy 1 - Student Club Activities ConcernsEvidence GSA Clubs could be used to undermine the values of traditional-minded students Dan Savage.- U.S. LGBT Activist – Bible is No Longer Relevant Laura Wolfson, LGBT activist spoke GSA Sponsored Assembly for all students at Parkside High School – Same strategy - Bible is no longer relevant

16. Strategy 1: Student Club Activities ConcernsEvidence Government ignored second most common reason (religiously motivated) for bullying/hate crime as reported by Stats Canada, 2009. Do Clubs Help? Or do they just politicize an issue? No Real Evidence Presented If clubs lead to a better learning environment, we need clubs for faith groups.

17. Strategy 2: Equity Policy = Sexual-Lifestyle Information Integrated into all Subjects The Legislation States: 2. (1) Paragraph 29.1 of subsection 8 (1) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted: 29.1 require boards to develop and implement an equity and inclusive education policy, and, if required by the Minister, submit the policy to the Minister and implement changes to the policy as directed by the Minister;

18. Strategy 2: Equity Policy = Sexual-Lifestyle Information Integrated into all Subjects ConcernsEvidence Document requires boards to become inclusive and integrate affirming messages about alternative lifestyles

19. Strategy 2: Equity Policy = Sexual-Lifestyle Information Integrated into all Subjects ConcernsEvidence Requires boards to integrate affirming messages about alternative lifestyles Health and Physical Education - first curriculum revised in January 2010 Gr. 1 - sexual parts of the human body Gr. 3 - homosexuality and “gender identity” Gr. 4 - “sexual orientation” cannot be changed Gr. 6 - pleasures of masturbation and vaginal lubrication 7th - “oral and anal sex”. Curriculum Document Pulled When Faith Communities Complained

20. Strategy 2: Equity Policy = Sexual-Lifestyle Information Integrated into all Subjects ConcernsEvidence Document requires boards to become inclusive and integrate affirming messages about alternative lifestyles Video – Its Elementary Used by Elementary Teacher’s Federation for 12 years to instruct teachers on how to integrate positive LGBT messages into curriculum.

21. Strategy 2: Equity Policy = Sexual-Lifestyle Information Integrated into all Subjects ConcernsEvidence sample lessons at each level integrating positive LGBT messages throughout the K- Gr. 12 curriculum. teachers are not to inform families of sensitive curriculum freely downloadable from the internet referred to at teacher training seminars held by the teacher unions around the province

22. Strategy 2: Equity Policy = Sexual-Lifestyle Information Integrated into all Subjects ConcernsEvidence Community units… primary students will learn about alternative families Music Class …new songs about alternative families, attending Gay Pride Parades, etc Pride week/parades in schools Drama class assignments portraying LGBT issues Math class problems will include alternative family situations Queer Hero strategy Literature – novels to include homosexual focus

23. Strategy 3: Rental Agreements The legislation states: Agreements with third parties regarding use of schools (3.1) If a board enters into an agreement with another person or entity, … respecting the use of a school …, the board shall include in the agreement a requirement that the person or entity follow standards that are consistent with the provincial code of conduct.

24. Strategy 3: Rental Agreements ConcernEvidence -thousands of faith groups rent space from the public school boards -Many teach from their faith book (Bible, Koran, etc) -teachings are not consistent with the - Faith groups will have to ignore doctrine that is not consistent with the code of conduct All school members must: -respect differences in people -does this mean that inside our meetings it would be discriminatory to not accept/respect opinions/teaching that are not consistent with our commonly held beliefs – the reason for our association. )

25. Strategy 3: Rental Agreements ConcernEvidence -thousands of faith groups rent space from the public school boards -Many teach from their faith book (Bible, Koran, etc) -teachings are not consistent with the - Faith groups will have to ignore doctrine that is not consistent with the code of conduct All school members must: -respect and treat others fairly, regardless of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation -respect the rights of others

26. Strategy 3: Rental Agreements ConcernEvidence Faith groups will have to ignore doctrine that is not consistent with the code of conduct All school members must: - seek help from school staff to resolve conflict peacefully If there is a conflict within the faith group renting the space, do we seek outside support from the school community? The OHRC? School community members must not: - be in possession or under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs, or give them to anyone else - communion wine?

27. Strategy 3: Rental Agreements ConcernEvidence - Faith groups will have to ignore doctrine that is not consistent with the code of conduct All school members must not : -engage in hate propaganda or other types of behaviour caused by hate or bias - leadership for a faith group will not be permitted to discipline a member, for not abiding by the doctrine/faith guidelines. E.g. - Removing the membership of a person for engaging in activities that are not consistent with the faith guidelines, would be deemed ‘engaging in behaviour caused by bias”.

28. What Can We Do?

29. P.E.A.C.E.: Public Education Advocates for Christian Equity

30. What Can We Do? – Curriculum? Should the component of any course conflict with a religious belief of the parent (of minor-age children), or a student aged 18 or older, the right to withdraw from that component of the course shall be granted, on the written request of the parent …” Kathleen Wynne, Minister of Education Share your faith and worldview with schools and request to be informed when lessons conflict with your values

31. And When Parents Advocate… If Parents Advocate Hamilton RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION POLICY If Parents do not Advocate Toronto “Teachers are not allowed to inform parents or have children excused...”

32. And When Parents Advocate… If Parents Advocate Hamilton If Parents do not Advocate Toronto “Teachers are not allowed to inform parents or have children excused...” 1. School opening and closing exercises 2. Leave of absence for religious holy days 3. Prayer 4. Dietary requirements 5. Fasting 6. Religious dress 7. Participation in daily activities and curriculum

33. Summary Bill 13 is biased legislation intended to change the attitudes of society to accept sexual alternatives that are not consistent with our values. We Need To Work Together!!