(Everyday for Life Canada) — The Halton Catholic District School Board director, John Klein, has issued a letter to staff and teachers titled, “Nurturing Love and Inclusion Across our HCDSB Community.” It would be more accurate to call it, “Nurturing Love and inclusion for homosexuality across the school community.” The director uses the month of June, which is devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, to tell the school community it must accept and embrace pride month and its related activities. Will it include a school wide field trip to the pride parade or bringing the drag queen story hour to the school? The director says that Christ gave us an example of inclusion and the Sacred Heart of Jesus is “a symbol of God’s boundless and passionate love for all humanity.”
Moreover, Christ gave humanity “a message of love and inclusion throughout His ministry” So, according to Klein, “our Catholic schools are called to ensure we are nurturing safe and inclusive learning environments, where every student and every member of the community is welcomed, valued, and respected.” And this, in plain English, must mean the inclusion and acceptance of homosexuality.
In addition, he argues because Catholics believe we are made in the image and likeness of God, we must love everyone unconditionally. What happened to the commandments? Church teaching? The director states in his letter:
As Catholics, we believe that we are all made in the image and likeness of God, who created us and loves us unconditionally – just as we are. We are called to know, love and celebrate one another, just as God knows, loves and celebrates each one of us because we are “wonderfully made.” We honour the inherent dignity in each other by treating one another with sensitivity, compassion and respect.
During the month of June, our HCDSB schools will be raising awareness around Pride Month and will journey alongside the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in creating spaces of welcome in a search of dignity and justice for all. The information shared with students will be age-appropriate and consistent with grade-level curriculum expectations. As with all material that is taught in our Catholic schools, it will be presented through the lens of our Catholic faith.
Parents notice that there is nothing mentioned about celebrating the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Instead, this important Catholic devotion has been misused to promote pride month and all its related activities. It’s blasphemy. It would also appear that Hamilton Bishop Douglas Crosby by his silence is in agreement with Klein’s letter. In fact, he has a parish priest tweeting in support of pride month.
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The letter lists all the Board activities for the month for all grade levels. We post it here before it is taken down. Parents again notice that there is not one activity about the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Pride Month
Learning Goals by DivisionKindergarten to Grade 4
• Identifying and celebrating what makes us unique
• Identifying the connection between “inclusion” and “belonging”
• Creating learning environments that are welcoming and safe for every one of our peers especially our 2SLGBTQIA+ community
• Creating learning environments that are welcoming for us and for our peers
• Identifying what to do if a learning environment doesn’t feel welcoming for us or for our peers
• Explaining Pride Month as a way of celebrating being proud of being wonderfully made by God
• Celebrating the different ways people live in familyGrades 9-12
At the secondary school level, student learning goals will be focused on:
• Explaining the history of Pride and the significance of Pride Month to the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
• Reaffirming that members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ belong, are loved and valued in our HCDSB Catholic schools.
• Connecting students, staff and parents to resources in the community to support 2SLGBTQIA+ identity and wellness.
• Establishing a knowledge base and foundation that can be built upon within the HCDSB to affirm the dignity and belonging of 2SLGBTQIA+ students throughout the year• Identifying and celebrating what makes us unique
• Identifying the connection between “inclusion” and “belonging”
• Creating learning environments that are welcoming and safe for every one of our peers especially our 2SLGBTQIA+ community
• Creating learning environments that are welcoming for us and for our peers
• Identifying what to do if a learning environment doesn’t feel welcoming for us or for our peers
• Explaining Pride Month as a way of celebrating being proud of being wonderfully made by God
• Celebrating the different ways people live in familyGrades 9-12
At the secondary school level, student learning goals will be focused on:
• Explaining the history of Pride and the significance of Pride Month to the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
• Reaffirming that members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ belong, are loved and valued in our HCDSB Catholic schools.
• Connecting students, staff and parents to resources in the community to support 2SLGBTQIA+ identity and wellness.• Establishing a knowledge base and foundation that can be built upon within the HCDSB to affirm the dignity and belonging of 2SLGBTQIA+ students throughout the year.
Once we take out all the abstract language about love, pride, inclusion, nurturing and being wonderfully made, it comes down to this: HCDSB has decided to celebrate June as homosexuality month. In truth, it should be called anti-Catholic month. Innocent school children must not be exposed to any of this early and abusive sexualization. It has nothing to do with real student learning and safety. And it’s a true case of false advertising. Parents have a right to expect a Catholic education when they send their children to Catholic schools. Where are the trustees? Where are the bishops of Ontario and even Canada?
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To make your opinions respectfully known to the Halton District Catholic School Board, please contact:
John Klein, Director of Education and Secretary of the Board
Phone: 905-632-6314, ext 115;
Email: [email protected]
Republished with permission from Everyday For Life Canada.