Trustee Anthony Quinn's questions about the new Halton Catholic school board policy on anti-bullying ultimately led to a 4-3 vote against it. Halton Catholic board chair Jane Michael said she was assured by the board's religion consultant that the policy does not violate Catholic teachings in any way. Ontario's education minister says the province has "strengthened the requirements" for school boards on being inclusive and will contact the Halton Catholic school board after trustees voted against updating an anti-bullying policy over concerns about mentioning sexual orientation and gender identity. He said the updated policy "left me wondering what could happen when students have disagreements on issues of sexual morality? Sandals' comments come as the board faces widespread criticism for a 4-3 vote against accepting the new policy — from other provincial politicians, but also its own chair.

Source: thestar May 25, 2016 19:52 UTC