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Local pushback to the proposed K-6 draft curriculum has continued throughout the past month. Several Fort Saskatchewan and area parents and teachers have been circulating petitions, and Elk Island Catholic Schools board announced that they will not be piloting the new draft curriculum.
On Thursday, April 22, Elk Island Catholic Schools (EICS) Board Chair Ted Paszek announced the board would not be piloting the province’s K-6 draft curriculum, following an April 21 EICS Board of Trustees public meeting.
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You could chalk it up to frustration.
Protestors gathered once again outside of the constituency offices of both local MLAs on Chippewa Road on Wednesday, March 31. This time local residents were spurred to speak out against the province following the release of the K-6 draft curriculum last week.
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Chalk messages left along the sidewalk read; “Repulsive, regressive, and racist – the new 3 R’s at school”, “21st century learners deserve 21st century curriculum”, “Is this curriculum an April Fool’s joke?”, “Stand up for the kids Jordan!”, “You know plagiarism gets you kicked out of school, right?”, “So are our new American textbooks available in French?”, “Surprise! Teachers are the curriculum experts”, and “The rewrite is an embarrassment” and that’s only to name a few.