Catholic High School Student Suspended Over Gender Beliefs Loses Appeal

The lawyer for Josh Alexander says the school board upheld the sanctions against his client but had not publicized the reasons behind the decision.
Catholic High School Student Suspended Over Gender Beliefs Loses Appeal
Josh Alexander was first suspended from his school in November 2022. Handout
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An Ontario teen who was suspended from his Catholic high school for sharing his views that men cannot become women has lost his appeal with the school board.

Josh Alexander was suspended from St. Joseph’s Catholic High School, part of the Renfrew County Catholic District School Board (RCCDSB), in November 2022 after he expressed his view that there are only two genders. He also organized a student walkout to protest biological boys being permitted in girls’ bathrooms. His suspension was later changed to an “exclusion” from school, which is similar in nature but considered non-disciplinary.