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Official Seeks Ban on Pride Flags in Ontario Catholic Schools

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Controversies over whether Catholic schools in Ontario, Canada, can fly Pride flags continue, as do protests by parents, teachers, and LGBTQ+ students. Read More

Catholic School Students Walk Out of Class to Protest Decision Not to Fly Pride Flag

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Students in one Canadian Catholic school district walked out of classes last week to protest district officials' decision not to fly the Pride flag this month. Today's post includes that news and other LGBTQ-related stories from Canada's Catholic schools. Read More

Catholic School Official Criticizes Trustee’s Comparison of Pride Flags to Nazism

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The question of whether or not to fly Pride flags at Canadian Catholic schools this month continues to roil districts. Most recently, a top official in one district has compared the Pride flag to Nazism, while in another the school board voted to not fly the flag at all. Read More

Ontario’s Education Minister Backs Effort to Fly Pride Flags at Province’s Catholic Schools

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Ontario's education minister and a leading Canadian newspaper have publicly defended the flying of Pride flags and other supports for LGBTQ+ students in the province's Catholic schools after a heated dispute on the issue last month. Read More

Police Intervene During Canadian Catholic School Board Meeting on LGBTQ+ Support

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Tensions escalated at a Catholic school board meeting in Canada over whether the school district would fly a Pride flag this June, which resulted in police being called to the meeting. Read More

Catholic School Community Objects to LGBTQ-Negative Parents’ Outburst at Meeting

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Catholic school teachers, administrators, parents, and students in Ontario, Canada, have strongly objected to a group of anti-LGBTQ+ parents who disrupted a school board meeting because some teachers were using “safe space” stickers to demonstrate welcome for LGBTQ+ students.  Read More