Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe. Aug. 29, 2023 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)

By Lisa Schick, CKOM News Staff

Premier doubles down on education policy changes

Aug 30, 2023 | 8:59 AM

Speaking to reporters for the first time on the issue since they were announced, Premier Scott Moe doubled down and defended the education policy changes around sex ed. and gender.

Moe said his caucus has been working on these policies for months and have been hearing from parents for months who want them

“I would hope that as we work our way through the implementation of this policy that ultimately each and every parent is always there to love and support their child, but they are their child,” said Moe.

The premier repeated several times in his answers to questions around the policies, that they’re meant to bring parents closer to their children’s education and schools.

“I would say the vast majority, if not all, parents want to support their child and most certainly want to take an active role in their child’s upbringing and their child’s education,” he explained.

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Moe said government did take children’s rights into account when creating the policies, then said the policy is designed to bring parents and students closer together.

The provincial government’s own document on gender and sexually diverse students says those students should be supported in schools. Moe agrees with that directive, saying all children should be supported in school, and said he disagrees that the policy around parental consent for a gender change doesn’t do that.

“This policy, by it’s very design, is designed to include parents in their child’s education, to include parents in their child’s school, what can be more supportive than bringing parents closer to what is happening in their schools,” said Moe.

Moe called the new policies inclusive, in that they’re designed to include parents in their children’s schools.

The premier said this is an opportunity for parents to become more involved and taken an active role in their children’s education and schools.