Gay guarantee for provincial curriculum
Contract assures same-sex couple will have unprecedented influence over B.C. curriculum
Janet Steffenhagen, Vancouver sun
Published: Friday, June 16, 2006
British Columbia is giving a same-sex couple an unprecedented role in a review of the provincial curriculum to ensure respectful teachings about sexual orientation from kindergarten to Grade 12.

A six-page contract, signed by the Education Ministry and obtained by The Vancouver Sun, guarantees Peter and Murray Corren a significant voice in the revision of classroom lessons to recognize gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people and the creation of a new social-justice course -- to include teachings about sexual orientation -- for Grade 12 students.

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