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Teachers can still use 2015 sex-ed curriculum in Ontario as a resource, province’s lawyer tells court

Province’s lawyer tells court that teachers can use their professional judgment in selecting from a variety of resources and background material without being punished ‘provided it’s a reasonable exercise.’

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Teachers gathered this summer at Queens Park to protest the new sex education curriculum.

Lawyers defending the province’s repeal of the 2015 sex-ed curriculum told a court Thursday that teachers can still use it as a resource — and talk about consent, transgender issues and homophobia — while abiding by the interim curriculum.

“There’s a lot of latitude,” lawyer Zachary Green told a panel of three judges in Divisional Court. “Teachers can use the 2015 document as a resource to meet the expectations in the 2018 document.”

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Isabel Teotonio

Isabel Teotonio is a Toronto-based reporter covering education for the Star. Follow her on Twitter: @Izzy74.

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