Saskatchewan's education minister says teachers must start seeking parental consent when children under 16 want to change their names or pronouns, a move that has triggered a review and been panned as harmful to LGBTQ students.
Dustin Duncan, education minister, looks on during a policy announcement at the Legislative Building in Regina, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. The policy says that schools in Saskatchewan must seek parent or guardian permission when changing the preferred name and pronouns used by students under the age of 16.
Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth Lisa Broda said in a statement that her office will review the change to determine whether children's rights are being considered and if "there is an opportunity for discretion.""I am deeply troubled by the impact this policy will have on the rights of children in Saskatchewan," she said, adding there are significant risks to the mental and physical safety of gender diverse youth who aren't supported.
"If we are requiring school divisions to get parental consent to a half-day field trip to the science centre, I think we need to be treating this issue with the same amount of seriousness." "We need to give kids more credit, they know themselves so well and using a different name or pronouns to explore their own unique identity shouldn't be something that needs permission," Gatin said.
In New Brunswick, child and youth advocate Kelly Lamrock said the policy violated the province's Human Rights Act, the Education Act and children's Charter rights. Beck said she thinks it's a response to the Saskatchewan United Party, a new right-of-centre movement, which gained traction in a recent rural byelection. It took 23 per cent of the vote, more than analysts expected.
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