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Quebec s educational duplicity | Letters To Editor

The recent unanimous vote by the Quebec legislature condemning anti-Semitism ( National Assembly unanimously condemns anti-Semitism , The Suburban, June 2) would perhaps mean something if this same Government did not go out of its way to skew the historical record. Unfortunately, students in our high schools are forced to endure a two-year mandatory program in Secondary III and IV that offers a heavily censored narrative. Throughout, Quebec is portrayed as a victim; browbeaten by others (including all immigrant groups) who have thwarted the grand march towards nationhood. Unfortunately, even the Secondary V World history course is only an elective offered to few students in even fewer schools. So sad, that our adolescents are not given any information into, for example, the Holocaust or other more modern genocides. Further, Quebec s continual mistreatment of various waves of immigrants, the Roman Catholic church s rancour to successive groups of orphans along with its Residential Sc

Opinion: COVID risk is only one reason to improve air in classrooms

Opinion: COVID risk is only one reason to improve air in classrooms Most classrooms have ventilation rates much lower than those required to reduce infectious disease transmission, even with open windows. Author of the article: Jill Baumgartner and Scott Weichenthal  •  Special to Montreal Gazette Publishing date: May 13, 2021  •  May 13, 2021  •  3 minute read  •  The EMSB showed off their newly installed air purifiers at Pierre Elliott Trudeau elementary school in Montreal on Monday January 11, 2021. The HEPA filter hangs from the wall in the background while principal Tanya Alvarez takes over a class at the elementary school. More schools should have such air filters, Jill Baumgartner and Scott Weichenthal suggest. Photo by Dave Sidaway /Montreal Gazette

Coalition says sexual education in Quebec is worse than ever as teachers lack resources and support

  MONTREAL A coalition is demanding the Quebec government improve sexual education in schools immediately, as many teachers have found they don t have the resources to teach the subject properly. The EduSex coalition says that during the COVID-19 crisis, there has been an increase in sexually transmitted infection (STI) cases, a lack of prevention and testing resources, increased domestic violence, and sexual misconduct and assault on social media platforms. It s just worse than ever, said coalition spokesperson Jessica Legault. The coalition is circulating a petition that has been signed by over 2,000 educators, parents, community groups and students demanding increased funding for schools and community groups and an adequate support system for educators so they can deliver adequate sex ed in the classroom.

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