The Ontario Court of Appeal has denied an appeal for a judicial review in the case of an elementary school teacher whose presentation about age-appropriate books was cut short by the school board over concerns her presentation violated gender expression rights under provincial law.
Carolyn Burjoski’s presentation to the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) was shut down in January 2022 when she questioned the sexual content in some books available in elementary schools.Ms. Burjoski discussed books during her presentation that she felt made it “seem simple or even cool to take puberty blockers and opposite sex hormones,” according to court documents.
