Ottawa School Cancels Drag Queen Story Time Event Following Parental Pushback

Ottawa School Cancels Drag Queen Story Time Event Following Parental Pushback
A Pride flag flies on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 8, 2023, during a Pride event. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
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An Ottawa elementary school says it will not hold a previously planned drag queen story time event in observance of Pride Month following opposition from some parents.

Mutchmor Public Elementary School said in an email to parents that the event, scheduled for June 19, had been intended to promote literacy and “themes of equity, diversity and visibility in a unique and memorable way,” but that it would not be held due to “questions about curricular alignment.”