Kamloops/Thompson #73 – Is gender self-identification good for my child?

School District #73 Kamloops/ Thompson			Oct 20, 2018
School District #73 Kamloops/ Thompson	Decision Makers	Implementation Motion*	Classroom Motion**
Area 1 Trustee	Cowden, Joan	No learning resource vote	Not running
Area 1	Grieve, Heather		?
Area 1 Trustee	Kapuk, Kathleen	No learning resource vote	?
Area 1	Klossner, Beat		Keep teaching gender fluidity in Kamloops Endorsed by KDLC
Area 1	O’Fee, John		?
Area 1	Schill, Kerri		Keep teaching gender fluidity in Kamloops Endorsed by KDLC
Area 1 Trustee	Small, Joe	No learning resource vote	?
for example	Candidate Name		Remove SOGI 123 from classrooms
Area 1 Trustee and Chair	Wade, Meghan	No learning resource vote	?
Area 1 Trustee and Vice-Chair	Watson, Gerald	No learning resource vote	Not running
Area 2 Trustee	Sim, Shelley	No learning resource vote	Acclaimed 2018 to 2022
Area 3 Trustee and Vice-Chair	Kershaw, Rhonda	No learning resource vote	Acclaimed 2018 to 2022
Area 4 Trustee	Harper, Denise	No learning resource vote	Not running
Area 4	Jules, Diane		?
Area 4	Thompson, Caroline		?
Area 5 Trustee	McKelvey, Cara	No learning resource vote	Acclaimed 2018 to 2022
Superintendent	Alison Sidow
MLA Kamloops- North Thompson	Peter Milobar	May 9, 2017 to October 16, 2021
MLA Kamloops- South Thompson	Todd Stone	May 14, 2013 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 #73 Kamloops/Thompson
Area	Reference	Area Served
1	Electoral Area 1 five to be elected	Kamloops
2	Electoral Area 2 one to be elected	Wells Gray Clearwater
3	Electoral Area 3 one to be elected	Barriere
4	Electoral Area 4 one to be elected	Chase Sun Peaks
5	Electoral Area 5 one to be elected	Savona Logan Lake

* Implementation Motion, from Board meeting minutes
It appears that the Board has not yet considered any motion that references the learning resource known as SOGI 123.
Timeline 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 no formal vote has been taken by the Kamloops/Thompson Board of Education meeting it appears the SOGI 123 Learning Resource has been neither approved nor disapproved for use in the Kamloops/Thompson school district.

* Implementation Motion, from Board meeting minutes

It appears that the Board has not yet considered any motion that references the learning resource known as SOGI 123.

Timeline

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 no formal vote has been taken by the Kamloops/Thompson Board of Education meeting it appears the SOGI 123 Learning Resource has been neither approved nor disapproved for use in the Kamloops/Thompson school district.

** Classroom Motion

THAT the Kamloops/Thompson 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.