Walk-Outs and ‘Pray-Ins’ Opposing Pride Month Kick Off in Schools Across Canada

Participants of one of Campaign Life Coalition's several pray-ins nationwide stand outside Bishop Douglas Crosby's office in Hamilton, Ont., on June 1, 2023. Courtesy of Campaign Life Coalition

TORONTO—As Pride Month kicked off on June 1, many Christians in Canada kept their children home from school to avoid events that don’t align with their faith.

A mother with a son in the York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB) in Aurora, Ont., pulled him out of school June 1 when she heard Pride Month was being celebrated in his high school, despite a much-publicized decision by the board not to fly the pride flag this month.