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Ministry publication comes under fire

Title: Ministry publication comes under fire
Date: Wednesday, 11 February 2009
Publisher: Vancouver Sun
Author: Janet Steffenhagen
Main source: canada.com

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Education Minister Shirley Bond is defending a ministry publication that identifies a Scientology website as a potential resource for teachers to use while preparing lessons about human rights and social justice. The Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI) website is identified as a "supplementary resource" in a teaching guide developed by the ministry as part of an effort to make the K-12 curriculum gay-friendly. It's also mentioned in the guide for a new elective course called Social Justice 12. In an ... [Read the rest at canada.com]