A Spruce Grove pastor who oversees two Christian private schools has accused Alberta's education minister of wielding "dictatorial power" on the issue of LGBTQ rights, and says his board has no intention of complying with the government's new policy. Earlier this year, Education Minister David Eggen instructed boards to submit LGBTQ draft policies by the end of March. "You have the right to create a gay-straight alliance or a queer-straight alliance, and you have the right to name your clubs this way," Eggen wrote. Coldwell said students who don't agree with his board's conservative Christian values could attend other schools. Counselling for LGBTQ studentsColdwell said his boards' two schools, Meadows Baptist Academy and Harvest Baptist Academy, have a zero tolerance for bullying but LGBTQ issues rarely arise.

Source: CBC News August 30, 2016 08:26 UTC