The Central Okanagan board of education has approved amendments to make three of their discrimination policies gender neutral.
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The changes mean there will be approximately seven minor edits made over nine pages of school board documents.
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During a review of the school policies last year, students of the district乌鸦传媒檚 human rights committee helped to make the proposed changes in the documents.
Superintendent of Central Okanagan Public Schools Kevin Kardaal said the changes will help give more understanding of LGBTQS+ terminology.
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Steps have already been made to support the LGBTQ2S+ community in the province. In 2017, the B.C. government launched a three-year diversity and inclusion action plan to help recruit, develop and retain a diverse talent pool in the workplace.
At the Wednesday meeting, the school district also approved a policy which clarified how district employees should go about reporting threats of violence in the workplace.
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