Sooke #62

School District
#62
Sooke
  Oct 20, 2018
Decision Makers Implementation Motion* Classroom Motion**
Area 1 Beaton, Cendra Keep teaching gender fluidity in Colwood, Langford and Metchosin.
Area 1 Beckett, Bob Keep teaching gender fluidity in Colwood, Langford and Metchosin.
Area 1 Chipps, Russ Keep teaching gender fluidity in Colwood, Langford and Metchosin.
Area 1 Trustee Hobbs, Wendy No learning resource vote ?
for example Candidate Name Remove
SOGI 123 from classrooms
Area 1 Trustee
and Chair
Parmar, Ravi No learning resource vote Keep teaching gender fluidity in Colwood, Langford and Metchosin
Endorsed by VLC
Area 1 Trustee Riley, Denise No learning resource vote Not running
Area 1 Trustee Seaton, Dianna No learning resource vote Keep teaching gender fluidity in Colwood, Langford and Metchosin.
Area 1 Sloane, Bill   Keep teaching gender fluidity in Colwood, Langford and Metchosin.
Area 1 Spiller, Trudy   Keep teaching gender fluidity in Colwood, Langford and Metchosin.
Area 2 Trustee
and Vice-Chair
Phillips, Bob No learning resource vote Keep teaching gender fluidity in Sooke and Port Renfrew.
Area 2 Poirier, Neil Keep teaching gender fluidity in Sooke and Port Renfrew. These resources are brilliant.
Area 2 Santowski, Britt Keep teaching gender fluidity in Sooke and Port Renfrew.
Area 2 Trustee Swinburnson, Margot No learning resource vote Keep teaching gender fluidity in Sooke and Port Renfrew.
Area 2 Watson, Allison Keep teaching gender fluidity in Sooke and Port Renfrew.
Superintendent Scott Stinson
MLA Langford-Juan de Fuca John Horgan May 17, 2005 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 #62 Sooke
Area Reference Area Served
1 Belmont Zone Colwood,
Langford,
Metchosin
2 Milnes Landing Zone Sooke,
Port Renfrew

* 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 some related policies, one of which is mentioned below.

Policy B-350 Gender Equity

The Board acknowledges and accepts its responsibility to provide a non-sexist environment for both students and employees. Because of the changing roles of women and men, the increased sensitivity throughout society to gender equity issues and the schools’ responsibility for the human, social and career development of students, the Board will promote actively gender equity throughout the school district.

Timeline

1989 October 10 – The Sooke Board of Education adopts its Gender Equity policy.

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

2017 January 24 – The Saanich School District Board amends policy 1350 affirming its commitment to the principles and values contained in the BC Human Rights Code.

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 by the Sooke Board of Education about SOGI 123 it appears the SOGI 123 Learning Resource has been neither approved nor disapproved for use in the Sooke school district.

** Classroom Motion
THAT the Sooke 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.