Mission #75 – Is gender self-identification good for my child?

School District #75 Mission			Oct 20, 2018
School District #75 Mission	Decision Makers	Implementation Motion*	Classroom Motion**
Area 1 Trustee	Cairns, Randy	No learning resource vote	Keep teaching gender fluidity in Mission
Area 1 Trustee and Chair	Loffler, Tracy	No learning resource vote	Keep teaching gender fluidity in Mission
Area 1 Trustee	McKamey, Rick	No learning resource vote	Keep teaching gender fluidity in Mission
Area 1	McNeill, Douglas		?
Area 1	Renkema, Julia		?
for example	Candidate Name		Remove SOGI 123 from classrooms
Area 1 Trustee	Taylor, Jim	No learning resource vote	Not running
Area 2	Babich, Earl		?
Area 2 Trustee	Carter, Shelley	No learning resource vote	Keep teaching gender fluidity in the Fraser River Regional District
Superintendent	Angus Wilson
MLA Maple Ridge-Mission	Bob D’Eith	May 9, 2017 to October 16, 2021
Former Minister	Mike Bernier	July 30, 2015 to May 9, 2017
Minister of Education	Rob Fleming	July 18, 2017

Areas of School District #75 Mission
Area	Reference	Area Served
1	Electoral Area 1 four to be elected	Mission
2	Electoral Area 2 one to be elected	Fraser Valley Regional District

* Implementation Motion, from Board meeting minutes
While the Board has not yet considered any motion that references the learning resource known as SOGI 123, it does have a related policy called Policy 25, as shown below.
Timeline 2016 February 16 – The Mission Board of Education amends Policy #25 Respectful Schools Harassment and Anti-Bullying. – the complete 3-page policy can be seen here. 2016 July 25 – THE BC Human Rights Code is modified with the addition of “gender identity or expression”. 2017 July 1 – Ministry of Education policy delegates approval of Learning Resources to local Boards of Education. Quoting from the Ministry’s policy on learning resources, “The Ministry of Education no longer conducts evaluation processes to recommend learning resources. This responsibility now rests with boards. Board policies and procedures should include a process for ensuring the list of recommended learning resources is up to date and aligned with changes in curriculum. This would include adding and removing resources from the list.” 2018 – Since there has been no formal vote taken at the Board level with regard to SOGI 123 as a Learning Resource, it appears the SOGI 123 Learning Resource has been neither approved nor disapproved for use in the Mission school district.

* Implementation Motion, from Board meeting minutes

While the Board has not yet considered any motion that references the learning resource known as SOGI 123, it does have a related policy called Policy 25, as shown below.

Timeline

2016 February 16 – The Mission Board of Education amends Policy #25 Respectful Schools Harassment and Anti-Bullying.
– the complete 3-page policy can be seen here.

2016 July 25 – THE BC Human Rights Code is modified with the addition of “gender identity or expression”.

2017 July 1 – Ministry of Education policy delegates approval of Learning Resources to local Boards of Education.
Quoting from the Ministry’s policy on learning resources,
“The Ministry of Education no longer conducts evaluation processes to recommend learning resources. This responsibility now rests with boards. Board policies and procedures should include a process for ensuring the list of recommended learning resources is up to date and aligned with changes in curriculum. This would include adding and removing resources from the list.”

2018 – Since there has been no formal vote taken at the Board level with regard to SOGI 123 as a Learning Resource, it appears the SOGI 123 Learning Resource has been neither approved nor disapproved for use in the Mission school district.

** Classroom Motion

THAT the Mission Board of Education directs the Superintendent to continue to promote a respectful educational environment for all students, by removing the SOGI 123 learning resource from classroom instructional time.