New Ontario Health and Physical Education Curriculum Withdrawn
May 7, 2010
On Thursday, April 22, 2010, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty withdrew his proposed new Ontario Health and Physical Education Curriculum under pressure from opposition groups. The curriculum was set to be implemented in Ontario elementary schools starting in September of 2010, and was developed over the last two years, in consultation with a large number of health and physical education experts, curriculum experts, students and teachers. For more information about the content of the curriculum, as well as some of the controversies that have recently emerged surrounding the curriculum, please read the following related articles:
Globe and Mail Editorial- “Sex Curriculum is About Tolerance, Not Mechanics” April 22, 2010
Ottawa Citizen- “Sex Education Isn’t Corrupting” By: Elizabeth Payne, April 27, 2010
Globe and Mail Editorial- “Sex Curriculum is About Tolerance, Not Mechanics” April 22, 2010
Ottawa Citizen- “Sex Education Isn’t Corrupting” By: Elizabeth Payne, April 27, 2010
Physical and Health Education (PHE) Canada- "Withdrawal of the Ontario Health and Physical Education (H&PE) Curriculum", April 23, 2010
Ontario Physical and Health Education Association (Ophea)- "A New Way of Looking at Student Health That Will Help Kids Choose a Healthy Lifestyle", April 23, 2010
