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Ontario’s sex ed curriculum heads to court of public opinion

Toronto sees 144 percent rise in elementary student absences May 4 as parents ‘strike’ in protest

By HG Watson • May 5, 2015 5:07 pm EDT

Daily Xtra spoke with parents outside Toronto’s Church Street Public School to get their views on the new provincial sex ed curriculum and the protests against the curriculum. Credit: Youtube

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