Mon Jan 31, 2022 – 9:01 pm EST
WATERLOO, Ontario (LifeSiteNews) — A Canadian teacher was silenced during a school board meeting and then suspended after voicing concerns over a children’s book common in her district’s K-6 libraries in which a child dismisses as a concern the likelihood of permanent sterilization as a result of hormone blockers.
During a Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) meeting on January 17, Carolyn Burjoski, who has taught English to new Canadians for over 20 years, was interrupted after she began to express concern with a “transgender”-themed book called “The Other Boy,” which she wrote had 102 copies currently in K-6 WRDSB libraries.
“Some of the books filling our libraries make it seem simple or even cool to take puberty blockers and opposite sex hormones. ‘The Other Boy’ by MJ Hennessy —” Burjoski began, before WRDSB chair Scott Piatkowski cut her off, saying, “I am just getting a little concerned that your content may be problematic, and I’m not sure exactly where you’re headed, but I would caution you to make sure that you are not saying anything that would violate the Human Rights Code.”
Ontario’s Human Rights Code specifically
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