Waterloo Region school board survey documents racial and gender identity of students
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The survey, which was conducted back in April 2021, asked students to identify on ethnic/cultural background, racial and gender identity and health disability status.
The Waterloo Regional District School Board has released the results of its first-ever student census, which surveyed parents and students on a range of topics.
The voluntary survey, which was conducted back in April 2021, asked students to share information on their ethnic/cultural background, their racial and gender identity, and whether they identify with a health or disability condition, among other topics.
The board says about 30,000 people (about 50 per cent of those eligible) responded to the provincially mandated survey, which the WRDSB‘s director of education says will allow the board to better support their students.
“It is important that we know the identities and experiences of the students we serve, so that we can be more precise in the ways we support them,” said jeewan chanicka, director of education.
“The census data will be instrumental in helping us address differences and gaps in the system to ensure that any student’s identity does not predict their outcome.”
The voluntary survey which asked for input from parents of students in kindergarten in Grade 3, also asked them about their socioeconomic status.
Students from Grades 7 to 12 being asked about their sexual orientation.
The board says that close to 24 per cent of students in Grades 7 to 12 who took part in the survey self-identified with at least one 2SLGBTQIA+ sexual orientation while more than four per cent of students Grades 4 to 12 self-identified with a 2SLGBTQIA+ gender.
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