The UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity filed an originating application Thursday in the Saskatchewan Court of King's Bench requesting a judge strike down the changes.
The province announced earlier this month it is requiring parental consent when children under 16 want to use different names or pronouns at school.In its application, UR Pride said the rules are not justifiable under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and deny gender-diverse students basic entitlement in a free and democratic society, which includes "a safe and welcoming educational environment in which to be themselves.
"The policy presents an impossible choice: be outed at home or be misgendered at school, even in one-on-one counselling sessions with school personnel," the application stated. "Either outcome entails devastating and irreparable harm to a vulnerable young person." "The government maintains its position that parents and guardians have a key role in protecting and supporting their children as they grow and develop, and will do everything in its power to protect parental rights," a spokesperson said.
"We're just really talking about making sure that young people have a sphere of privacy and independence to figure out who they are, and do that at their own pace."
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