“Based on the description on the festival website, engagement and participation by our students in that particular on-site offering would not be supported,” Hickey wrote in the email on May 17.
“There’s mental health issues with kids, there’s suicide with kids and they need to educate themselves. One out of five humans is sexual or gender diverse. Are you only going to represent that other percentage?”Article content “The next step is starting to try and change things,” she added. “I know that I’ve seen a lot of staff in the Catholic school system standing up and sending support and I think … they’re going to see a lot more vocal and visible people saying this isn’t right, even in the Catholic system.
parents and caregivers are best positioned to decide on their children’s participation in this programming within the festival.Article content