Court hearing begins over Saskatchewan's school pronoun policy
The new policy requires students under 16 to receive parental consent if they want to go by a different name or pronoun.
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The new policy requires students under 16 to receive parental consent if they want to go by a different name or pronoun.
REGINA — A Saskatchewan judge heard arguments Tuesday over an injunction application that aims to halt a policy requiring students under 16 to receive parental consent if they want to go by different names or pronouns at school.
Lawyers for UR Pride, an organization representing LGBTQ people in Regina, argued for the injunction, calling the policy discriminatory.
At least five outside parties have already expressed interest in being "friends of the court" in the looming legal challenge.
The new policy requires students under 16 to receive parental consent if they want to go by a different name or pronoun.