Prince George #57

School District
#57
Prince George		   Oct 20, 2018
Decision Makers Implementation Motion* Classroom Motion**
Trustee Cable, Tony No learning resource vote Not running
Trustee Harris, Bob No learning resource vote Not running
Trustee Hooker, Brenda No learning resource vote Not running
Trustee
and Vice Chair		 Perrin, Trish No learning resource vote Not running
for example Candidate Name Remove
SOGI 123 from classrooms
Area 1 Bekkering, Betty ?
Area 1 Trustee Bennett, Tim No learning resource vote ?
Area 1 Derrick, Trent Keep teaching gender fluidity in Prince George
Endorsed by NCLC
Area 1 Holland, Sarah ?
Area 1 Klassen, Trudy ?
Area 1 Kranz, Allan ?
Area 1 Mikalishen-Deol, Stephanie Keep teaching gender fluidity in Prince George
Endorsed by NCLC
Area 1 Polillo, Ron ?
Area 1 Walker, Corey Keep teaching gender fluidity in Prince George
Endorsed by NCLC
Area 1 Trustee Warrington, Sharel No learning resurce vote ?
Area 1 Trustee Wiebe, Bruce No learning resource vote ?
Area 2 Valimohamed, Shuirose Acclaimed
2018 to 2022
Area 3 Edwards, Harold ?
Area 3 Thompson, Bob Acclaimed
2018 to 2022
Superintendent Marilyn Marquis-Forster
MLA Prince George-Mackenzie Mike Morris May 14, 2013 to October 16, 2021
MLA Prince George-Valemount Shirley Bond May 16, 2001 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 #57 Prince George
Area Reference Area Served
1 Electoral Area 1
five to be elected		 Prince George
2 Electoral Area 2
one to be elected		 Mackenzie
3 Electoral Area 3
one to be elected		 Robson Valley

While the Board has not yet considered any motion that references the learning resource known as SOGI 123, it did pass a related policy, as recorded in the minutes below.

Minutes of the regular public meeting held on January 30, 2018                  Page 4 of 9

8.2 Draft Policy 4117 SOGI (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity)

Trustee Perrin reviewed the recommendation and rationale included in the agenda package.

MOVED and SECONDED
That the proposed revisions to Policy 4117 SOGI (Sexual Orientation Gender Identity) be approved.
CARRIED

All Trustees voted in favour of the motion.
Policy 4117 – SOGI (Sexual Orientation Gender Identity)

Excerpt: The Board of Education recognizes and reaffirms its commitment to the anti-discrimination principles and values contained in the B.C. Human Rights Code, the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

The complete 7-page policy can be seen here.

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 Jan 30 – The Prince George Board of Education amended policy 4117 SOGI (Sexual Orientation Gender Identity)

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 Prince George school district.

** Classroom Motion
THAT the Prince George 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.