![]() ![]() She called the book misleading stating that "it does not take into account how Shane may feel later in life about being infertile. Let them grow up in their own time and stop pressuring them to be sexual so soon."īurjoski added that "some of the books make it seem simple, even cool, to take puberty blockers and opposite sex hormones."īurjoski also brought up another book, titled "The Other Boy" by MG Hennessy, which tells the story of teen named Shane who was born female but now identifies as male. What message does this send to girls in Grade 3 or 4? They are children. "It concerns me that it leaves young boys wondering if there is something wrong with them if they aren't thinking about naked girls all the time. "While reading this book I was thinking: 'Maybe Rick doesn't have sexual feelings yet because he is a child,'" she explained in the meeting. ![]() She began reading from a book by Alex Gina titled "Rick." In the second chapter, the character named Rick questions their sexuality and eventually identifies as asexual. On Monday night, Carolyn Burjoski expressed concerns that some of the resources in elementary school libraries were inappropriate for young children. ![]() A teacher with the Waterloo Region District School Board, who was removed from a virtual board meeting this week after making comments the chair called "transphobic," said the experience left her feeling "bullied, slandered and abused." ![]()
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