MLAs return to Sask. Legislature as province begins effort to push pronoun policy into law
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The Government of Saskatchewan's introduction of its school pronoun policy legislation has been delayed after the official opposition blocked the move.
The Government of Saskatchewan’s introduction of its school pronoun policy legislation has been delayed after the official opposition blocked the move.
The government says the Parents’ Bill of Rights Act will now be introduced on Oct. 12.
The act will require parental consent before children under the age of 16 can change their pronouns at school.
“Listen, with respect to including parents in their child’s education there’s a number of school divisions that have very similar if not identical policies in place today,” Premier Scott Moe told reporters following Question Period.
“Now what were saying is that all of the school divisions across the province are going to mirror that policy at the end of this session.”
With the school year already underway – the goal of the province is to get the bill passed quickly – within the next two weeks.
The legislature may sit on weekends to meet that target.
