Action Alert Issues -Public Education and Lunch Hour High School Bible Club Discussion Groups - Public Education and Curriculum Materials/Promotion of Gay Lifestyle

Hamilton-Wentworth Family Action Council,
Dedicated to Preserving Family Values
P.O. Box 105, Binbrook, ON CANADA L0R 1C0

ACTION ALERTS

Bible Clubs - The Principal at Westmount High School shut down the lunch hour Bible study at her school, even though it was led by a youth pastor, was voluntary for the students to attend, and was not held during school hours. Except for the lack of a teacher/sponsor, they were operating within the Regulations. The Youth Pastor had been invited by students in the Spring of 2000 to come and lead their group, received permission from the principal and vice-principal of the school, and has been welcomed each week ever since. Their group has grown to over 50 students of various faiths.
- Bible Clubs Index page
- Spectator Article by Casey Korstanje
Are Curriculum Materials Normalizing Sexual Orientations? (Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual, Transsexual, Transgender, Tri-spirited) And are they being used already in our Public Schools? See the Resource list of what our Board has been asked to allow/approve from the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario, and pertinent resource links.
Is the School Board going to Approve our PACE Program? Public for Alternative Community Education (P.A.C.E.) has been working with the Hamilton Board of Education to develop a traditional Judeo-Christian values school program. We have also been working with the Muslim and Jewish community leadership, who desire similar school programs. Children would not be taught religion, but Ministry of Education curriculum would be delivered within a classroom environment where teachers would "help the children to connect the learning in the classroom to the child's life experiences and cultural and spiritual understanding." They would be sensitive to the families attending. There are two significant benefits to this approach - (1) it better reflects society and the values found within it and, (2) studies have proven that children perform better (1.4 grade levels) within environments the families have chosen and within which they are comfortable.
Legal counsel for the Board of Education finds the proposal to be "consistent with the Education Act;" however, to prevent a possible legal challenge, it feels we need to have clear support within the Education Act or its Regulations. And now we have a new Liberal provincial government. WE NEED YOUR HELP! See PACE Main Page for details.

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Hamilton-Wentworth Family Action Council
(CFAC Hamilton Branch)
P.O. Box 105, Binbrook, ON L0R 1C0