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SOGI Inclusive Education Report

SOGI FAQ for Parents with Resolutions and References

List of SOGI Resources

This document is a conceptual framework. Its purpose is to:

• assist the school system in  meeting its obligations under the Constitution Act, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the  BC Human Rights Code, the  Multiculturalism Act, the  Official Languages Act, the  Employment Equity Act, and the  School Act; and
• assist the  school system in  its ongoing efforts to create and maintain learning and working environments that are responsive to the  diverse social  and cultural needs of the  communities it serves.

This framework document describes key concepts, references guiding legislation and includes important implications for policies, strategies and initiatives in the school system related to:

• honouring diversity and promoting human rights
• preventing discrimination, harassment and violence
• responding to incidents of discrimination, harassment or violence when they occur

It is designed to assist in:

• reviewing existing policies and practices to ensure they are consistent with legislation
• enhancing existing policies and practices to ensure that they address diversity
• developing or implementing new  policies and practices to directly address the  diverse needs of the  people served by the  school system

The Government of Canada's Public Health Agency created this short question and answer document for parents - "Gender Identity in Schools" (2011)

The Stigma and Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Center at the University of BC is a research team which looks at health inequities and strengths among stigmatized groups of youth, as well as the programs and policies that support them. They have compiled a short fact-sheet based on a decade of research with LGBTQ that can teach us about student well-being and how we can make schools more welcoming places to improve student health.

Ministry of Education Factsheet: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) in Schools

Ministry of Education SOGI Policy Guide

SOGI 1 2 3 Parent Resources were created in collaboration with BCCPAC, Ministry of Education and ARC Foundation to answer parent questions about what SOGI-inclusive education looks like in BC schools. Use the complementary presentation and facilitator's guide to learn within your parent community. 

SOGI 1 2 3 Parent Resources were created in collaboration with BCCPAC, Ministry of Education and ARC Foundation to answer parent questions about what SOGI-inclusive education looks like in BC schools.

SOGI 123 Parent Brochure

SOGI 123 Fact Sheet

Elementary Classrooms

Secondary Classrooms 

Sex' and 'gender' are often used interchangeably, despite having different meanings.
Gender: socially-constructed roles, behaviours, expressions and identities of girls, women, boys, men and gender diverse people.
Sex: biological attributes of humans and animals, including physical features, chromosomes, gene expression, hormones and anatomy

This simple infographic from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research helps to explain the difference.