Saskatoon students say high school is censoring Pride week
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Students at a Catholic school in Saskatoon say their high school is restricting and censoring Pride week celebrations.
Students at a Catholic school in Saskatoon say their high school is restricting and censoring Pride week celebrations.
Members of the Youth Alliance Club at Holy Cross High School told CTV News strict directives have been laid out regarding how staff should handle the week celebrating LGBTQ2S+ diversity.
Pride Week must be called “We All Belong Week” and there cannot be any school-wide events or announcements, according to members of the club.
“Students are not allowed to speak over the intercoms and address the problems or the joys that we experience from being queer. Only adults are allowed to speak,” Tailor Schubert, a Grade 11 student at Holy Cross, told CTV News.
Schubert was told the rules were put in place to appease teachers and students “who are uncomfortable with the existence of queer students,” but it in turn, Schubert believes LGBTQ2S+ voices are being silenced.
We All Belong Week events must take place in a separate room — instead of an open space, like a cafeteria — according to Schubert.
“I feel we're being treated unfairly,” Schubert said.
