During a sex-ed class in a Calgary school, the guest speaker advised a Grade 8 classroom against sex with animals and encouraged gender-bending to make students more comfortable..Connect Charter school in Lakeview had Calgary’s Centre for Sexuality run their sex-ed classes throughout February and March..A Grade 8 student, who wishes to remain anonymous, came home to share with family what was said in the class, then told the story to the Western Standard..Employees from the centre teach the classes and cover their own curriculum which has additions from the Alberta curriculum guidelines..Topics of consent, safe sex, pronouns, gender-switching and STI testing were prominent in discussions..One student asked if humans and animals had ever reproduced together..Students were told sexual intercourse with animals is wrong because animals cannot give informed verbal consent, the family said..The topic of discussion did not include an explanation of what bestiality is or the laws against such acts..Students were also encouraged to experiment with their pronouns and try out different ones in order to see what’s comfortable..The 13-year-old Grade 8 student told the Western Standard they thought the events around bestiality and pronouns were “hilarious and dumb.”.The students were also told they could come to the Centre for Sexualities’ downtown office for free STD testing and free condoms..Parents had to sign a consent form from the school regarding their student’s participation in the program, the personal health class outcomes on the form were listed in line with Alberta’s curriculum.. Screen-Shot-2022-04-19-at-12.33.48-PMWestern Standard .The form then went on to say parents could opt their child out of the “above-identified instruction.”.Centre for Sexuality’s curriculum is posted on its website, but topic boundaries or details are not outlined..The centre says learning outcomes include “developing a healthy self-concept and sexuality” and “increased awareness of individual and societal values related to sexuality.”.The Alberta curriculum for teaching sexual health in Grade 8 covers acknowledging different rates of development, recognizing abuse, responsibilities that come with sex, STI information and introduction to contraception..Centre for Sexuality has not returned the Western Standard’s media inquiries..EDITOR’S NOTE: The original version of this story referred to the Calgary Centre for Sexuality clinic. It is not a clinic but a program..Ewa Sudyk is a reporter with the Western Standard.,esudyk@westernstandard.news,.https://twitter.com/EwasWorkin
During a sex-ed class in a Calgary school, the guest speaker advised a Grade 8 classroom against sex with animals and encouraged gender-bending to make students more comfortable..Connect Charter school in Lakeview had Calgary’s Centre for Sexuality run their sex-ed classes throughout February and March..A Grade 8 student, who wishes to remain anonymous, came home to share with family what was said in the class, then told the story to the Western Standard..Employees from the centre teach the classes and cover their own curriculum which has additions from the Alberta curriculum guidelines..Topics of consent, safe sex, pronouns, gender-switching and STI testing were prominent in discussions..One student asked if humans and animals had ever reproduced together..Students were told sexual intercourse with animals is wrong because animals cannot give informed verbal consent, the family said..The topic of discussion did not include an explanation of what bestiality is or the laws against such acts..Students were also encouraged to experiment with their pronouns and try out different ones in order to see what’s comfortable..The 13-year-old Grade 8 student told the Western Standard they thought the events around bestiality and pronouns were “hilarious and dumb.”.The students were also told they could come to the Centre for Sexualities’ downtown office for free STD testing and free condoms..Parents had to sign a consent form from the school regarding their student’s participation in the program, the personal health class outcomes on the form were listed in line with Alberta’s curriculum.. Screen-Shot-2022-04-19-at-12.33.48-PMWestern Standard .The form then went on to say parents could opt their child out of the “above-identified instruction.”.Centre for Sexuality’s curriculum is posted on its website, but topic boundaries or details are not outlined..The centre says learning outcomes include “developing a healthy self-concept and sexuality” and “increased awareness of individual and societal values related to sexuality.”.The Alberta curriculum for teaching sexual health in Grade 8 covers acknowledging different rates of development, recognizing abuse, responsibilities that come with sex, STI information and introduction to contraception..Centre for Sexuality has not returned the Western Standard’s media inquiries..EDITOR’S NOTE: The original version of this story referred to the Calgary Centre for Sexuality clinic. It is not a clinic but a program..Ewa Sudyk is a reporter with the Western Standard.,esudyk@westernstandard.news,.https://twitter.com/EwasWorkin
