LGBT Rights in Ontario Schools

Scenario: Mark is a 17 year old student who attends a co-educational high school. Having ‘come-out’ to his school about his sexual orientation, he takes pride in being gay. Yet life hasn’t been so easy for him. Constantly teased by his peers, he feels ostracized by former friends and shunned by his classmates. One day,…

New Bullying Law

The Ontario government has passed the Accepting Schools Act, a new bullying law that aims to better protect students from bullying in publicly funded schools. One important part of the law is that now all schools must allow students to form Gay-Straight-Alliances (GSAs), groups that are geared towards fighting homophobia and trans-phobia in schools as…

Bullying in the news: consequences and responses

The description of the news article below and the “Afterthought” are the opinions of  Deby Ko, a volunteer member of JFCY’s PLE Team and JFCY’s bullying sub-committee.  The information about the proposed Ontario legislation is by JFCY. Bullying in the News – By JFCY volunteer Deby Ko Current news indicates how severe bullying can be…