School anti-bullying policies enhanced to support and respect diversity
Channel: GovernmentofBC
Date: 2016-09-09

BC’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer students will now see themselves together with other groups reflected in anti-bullying policies in school districts and independent schools throughout the province.

Education Minister Mike Bernier announced that explicit references to sexual orientation and gender identity are being added to the policies that school districts and independent schools are required to have in place.

The changes will bring district school policies in line with the July 2016 amendments to the BC Human Rights Code that included gender identity and expression as prohibited grounds of discrimination.

Learn more:
https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016EDUC0089-001625