Protest against gay curriculum deal growing
By Jim Coggins

A CONTROVERSIAL agreement signed April 28 between the British Columbia government and two gay activists may lie behind some unexpectedly large declines in enrollment in some of the province's school districts.

Nearly two years ago, Murray and Peter Corren took the Ministry of Education to the BC Human Rights Tribunal, arguing that the public school curriculum discriminated against homosexuals because it did not sufficiently portray the positive contributions of gay people.

The out-of-court settlement in April gave the Correns input into the development of a Grade 12 course on social justice; gave them a say in revising the rules for curriculum development, so that all courses would be "gay-friendly"; and reduced the right of parents to have "alternative delivery" of many parts of the school curriculum.

A groundswell of opposition has been building ever since, and some observers say this may have affected public school enrollments. the rest