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Jamie Sarkonak: Alberta's apolitical education bill is far from a 'far-right attack'

If anything, it doesn't go far enough

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Land acknowledgements are standard openers to school board meetings. So, no, I’m not too bothered about Alberta’s Bill 25, the act “to remove politics and ideology from classrooms.”

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The bill was tabled at the end of March and has rattled the anxieties of many an education bureaucrat. It’s wider-ranging than it says on the tin, adding a new process for school board trustees running in an election and limiting what flags can be flown at a school, among other things. But yes, a big part of the bill sets some basic parameters for educational neutrality.

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One section reads: “All courses or programs of study and instructional materials used in a school must encourage a wide range of perspectives and ideas, foster critical thinking, foster the acquisition of knowledge and skills, reflect the diverse nature and heritage of society in Alberta, promote understanding and respect for others, and honour and respect the common values and beliefs of Albertans.”

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