GC36 Education for Tolerance Towards Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Students (1997E275)

BE IT RESOLVED that the 36th General Council request the Moderator write a letter to:

1. all provincial and territorial governments in Canada, and the Government of Bermuda, urging them to promote tolerance by having their Departments of Education require that all teachers and counsellors take a course of study on issues regarding gay, lesbian, and bi-sexual students. 

2.  the Conferences encouraging them to: 

   1. urge all school boards in their jurisdictions to adopt policies similar to those of the Calgary Board of Education, placing the words "sexual orientation" in their non-harassment policy; and have books and other resource materials sensitive to gay, lesbian, and bi-sexual issues as part of the resources of all libraries. 

   2. urge all teachers' unions and associations to provide in-service education in gay, lesbian, and bi-sexual issues in order to promote tolerance.

GC36 1997 ROP