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Reclaiming Education: Removing Inappropriate School Content and Restoring Parental Rights
Across Canada, concerns about school curricula have intensified. Parents are demanding accountability and transparency in public education—especially regarding content that affects child development, moral formation, and gender ideology. At the heart of this movement is the call to restore parental rights, affirm truth-based education, and protect the innocence of children.
✅ Support Parental Rights by Requiring Consent to Curriculum
Parents are the primary educators of their children—a principle recognized in both Canadian and international law. Any content involving moral, sexual, or ideological instruction must require informed parental consent.
The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed parental primacy in education in Chamberlain v. Surrey School District No. 36, [2002] 4 SCR 710, recognizing that parents have a right to raise their children according to their own values.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 26(3)) affirms that "parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children."
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (Article 5) requires governments to respect the responsibilities and rights of parents in providing direction and guidance.
Despite these protections, most provinces do not require parental consent for sexual education or gender identity content, and parents are often not notified when such material is presented. This erodes democratic accountability and violates foundational rights.
✅ Demand an Age-Appropriate, Truth-Based Curriculum
A public education system must provide accurate, evidence-based instruction that is developmentally appropriate for each age group.
The Canadian Paediatric Society recommends that sex education begin with “basic anatomy and healthy relationships” and be tailored to a child's cognitive and emotional development. (CPS Position Statement, 2020)
Current curricula in some provinces introduce complex issues of sexual orientation and gender identity as early as kindergarten, without scientific grounding or context suited to age.
The National Association of School Psychologists (U.S.) cautions against introducing sexual identity topics too early, as it can create confusion and stress in young children who are still developing identity and emotional regulation.
Children should not be taught ideologically-driven theories as unquestionable truth, especially when they contradict biological, psychological, and social realities. Instruction must be balanced, truthful, and respectful of diverse beliefs.
✅ Protect Childhood Innocence—Keep Explicit Material Out of Classrooms
Children have a right to psychological protection during critical stages of development. Public schools must be safe spaces for learning, not early exposure to sexual content.
In Ontario, a public campaign exposed how certain curriculum documents and books (e.g. Gender Queer, This Book is Gay) contained graphic sexual content, including descriptions of sex acts and pornography, available in school libraries.
A 2023 report by Parents as First Educators (PAFE) documented over 30 books in Ontario schools that included explicit language, images, and sexual instruction, often without parental notification.
Developmental psychologist Dr. Gordon Neufeld warns that premature exposure to adult content disrupts emotional development, increasing anxiety and confusion in children (Neufeld & Maté, Hold On to Your Kids, 2004).
Shielding children from such material is not censorship—it is responsible stewardship of their psychological and emotional safety.
✅ Affirm the Reality of Two Biological Sexes—Alongside Respect for LGBTQ Rights
Education must affirm biological reality—that human beings are born male or female—while promoting respect and dignity for all individuals, including those in the LGBTQ community.
Biologically, humans are a sexually dimorphic species, with male and female defined by reproductive anatomy and chromosomes (XX for female, XY for male). This is not ideology—it is basic science.
The Equality Act in the UK and similar laws affirm that recognizing biological sex does not constitute discrimination, as long as equal dignity is upheld.
A 2022 survey by the Angus Reid Institute found that 62% of Canadians believe schools should “acknowledge two biological sexes while treating everyone with respect regardless of identity.”
Public education should neither erase biological facts nor impose a single ideological worldview. It must instead teach science and civics, alongside values of mutual respect, freedom of conscience, and peaceful coexistence.
Conclusion: Restore Balance, Respect, and Parental Authority in Education
Canada's education system must return to its core purpose: imparting knowledge, cultivating virtue, and preparing citizens for participation in a democratic society. That means:
Removing inappropriate, sexualized, or ideologically extreme content.
Requiring parental consent for sensitive subjects.
Upholding childhood innocence and biological truth.
Teaching all students to respect each other, regardless of identity.
This is not about partisanship or prejudice. It is about restoring sanity, science, and parental rights in the one institution that shapes the minds and hearts of the next generation: our schools.
References:
Supreme Court of Canada, Chamberlain v. Surrey School District No. 36, [2002] 4 SCR 710.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 26(3).
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Articles 5 & 29.
Canadian Paediatric Society. “Sexuality education for children and adolescents.” Position Statement, 2020.
Neufeld, G. & Maté, G. Hold On to Your Kids, 2004.
Parents as First Educators (PAFE), 2023 Report on School Library Content.
Angus Reid Institute. “Canadians divided on gender and sex issues in schools.” 2022 Survey.
National Association of School Psychologists. “Promoting Healthy Sexuality in Youth.” Position Statement, 2018.