Alberta says parental consent needed for students to change their name, pronouns

Alberta will be requiring schools to notify and gather parental consent if their child changes their names and pronouns in school.

In a social media post on Wednesday afternoon, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said the government will be requiring parental notification and consent if a child 15 years or younger changes their name and pronouns at school.

Parents of children aged 16 and 17 will not need to consent to the name and pronouns changes but will need to be notified, Smith said.

Parents will also need to be notified and be given the choice to opt-out classroom discussions and instruction on gender identity, sexual orientation or human sexuality. All third-party materials regarding these subjects must be pre-approved by the Ministry of Education, she added.

Global's Ina Sidhu has more.

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