Child and youth advocate Kelly Lamrock says changes to a gender-identity policy for the New Brunswick school system limit children’s rights and violate the Human Rights Act, the provincial Education Act and children’s charter rights.
In June, Education Minister Bill Hogan said he changed Policy 713 on sexual orientation and gender identity to make it mandatory to deny a request from a child under 16 to use a specific name or pronoun unless parents consent.
After a review of the policy, Lamrock said Tuesday that parents do have a right to guide their children.
But the revised policy grants parents an effective “veto” on their child’s
