Canadian Politician Wants to Make it Legal for Teachers to Out Students to Their Parents

Jason Kenney, the leader of the United Conservative Party in Alberta, Canada plans to reform laws that made it illegal for teachers to disclose to parents whether their child had joined a gay-straight alliance group (GSA) at school, reports CBC.

GSA groups provide fundamental support for queer and questioning students at schools, the ability to join without having their parents notified is crucial, some activists have argued.

“We support GSAs… our Education Act will have the strongest legal protection for GSAs of any province in Canada,” Kenney said.

“I think that would be very rare (that parents would be notified), probably only dealing with very young kids, or kids with unique emotional and mental-health challenges.”

Rachel Notley, the leader of the New Democratic Party, said such a change in law would have unforeseen consequences for the students.

“I would urge Mr Kenney to talk to the experts, to the families and to the kids themselves, who would tell him that GSAs and the ability to join them with your privacy respected saves lives,” she said.

“The announcement Mr Kenney made yesterday will have cruel and very hurtful consequences.”

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