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A Canadian couple have filed a human rights complaint against an Ontario school board for telling their six-year-old daughter during a lesson on gender identity that "there's no such thing as boys and girls."
Pamela and Jason Buffone have filed the complaint on behalf of their daughter against the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, the child's former teacher and the principal of her school
on grounds of discrimination on the basis of sex, gender and gender identity in contravention of the Human Rights Code.
An amended application filed last week by the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, which is representing the young girl and her parents, also notes that the child's rights to security of the person and equality under sections 7 and 15(1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms have also been infringed, said Lisa Bildy, a staff lawyer with the centre.
Pamela Buffone told Radio Canada International she knew something was wrong when her six-year-old daughter (who's being referred to as "NB" to protect her identity) demanded to know why her teacher was telling the class that "girls are not real and boys are not real."
It all began in January of 2018, when a new teacher, Janine Blouin, took over their daughter's class, Buffone said.
"She was very passionate about all kinds of social justice topics, most of which our daughter really enjoyed learning about," Buffone said.
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