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Alberta bill won?t alter Catholic education: board

By Alliance Alert

CBC News: "Alberta's controversial legislation that gives parents the option of pulling their children out of sexual education or religion classes they deem inappropriate or offensive will not affect how Catholic schools are run, board officials say. The specifics of Bill 44, which comes into effect this September, were indexed in the Education Department's annual Guide to Education on Wednesday. The new legislation, which came about through changes made to the Human Rights Act last year, will give parents the option of excusing a child from class while those subjects are being taught. A school's failure to comply with the new rules could result in a human rights commission hearing."

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on June 25, 2010 (boomark / email).