I received this survey to fill out from my doctor's office. He had his own practise but sold out to a medical clinic corporation. This questionnaire had me scratching my head as I don't even know what some of this sexuality is:
Friends, help me understand all this! Am I straight or heterosexual? I didn't know there was a difference but I've been living under a rock for a long time.
Yesterday across Canada there were SOGI protests both for and against. In more than one community there was violence! This needs to stop! I hear people saying they are giving out information on sex change operations, telling children all kinds of sexual things they think they are too young to hear. I know there is a lot of misinformation out there so I did some reading.
I went to the School District of Surrey and this is what I found:
Safe and Caring Surrey Schools
SOGI-inclusive education is a kind of road map of a diverse landscape. The term "SOGI" has been adopted to identity two prohibited areas of discrimination within the Human Rights Code: "Discrimination based on sexual orientation" and "Discrimination based on gender identity or expression." In 2016, Education Minister, Mike Bernier, required all British Columbia school districts and independent schools to bring their anti-bullying policies into alignment with the Human Rights Code by adding explicit protections for LGBTQ+ students. The Surrey School District's Safe and Caring Schools Regulation 9410.2, created in 2012, honours the idea that students' physical and emotional safety is foundational to their learning and that it can be realized through a long-term commitment to ensuring schools have prevention and intervention strategies in place.
SOGI is not a curriculum. SOGI-inclusive educators work to embed an honouring of diversity among people of all genders, with any sexual orientation or family structure, as they do with their inclusion in class content of the voices, images, and experiences of people belonging to other social groups based on race, religion, ethnicity, dis/ability, and many, many others. The Surrey School District believes in the right of all students to see themselves represented in what and how they learn.
We are actively committed to maintaining a working and learning environment that supports and protects all of our human rights. Please read Regulation 9410.2 and our SD36 SOGI Brochure.
I downloaded the brochure and if you are interested on what they are SAYING they are teaching, check it out. If anyone reading this blog knows a teacher or is the parent of a child receiving more information than what the article below states, please contact me. I would like to know what the real truth is.
