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Alberta Minister David Eggen Hires Third Party In Transgender Controversy At Edmonton School

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 14 Oct, 2015 11:39 AM

EDMONTON — Alberta's education minister is bringing in an outside adviser to help Edmonton's Catholic school board implement a policy on transgender students.

David Eggen says in a statement that the group National Growth Partners will report back and provide recommendations starting in three months.

Edmonton Catholic's board trustees have been struggling to implement a policy to protect gay and transgender students in their schools.

In a heated meeting last month, one trustee cried and had to shout over accusations she was against gays, while another equated being transgender to having a mental disorder.

The board has since passed first reading of a policy on gender inclusivity.

The issue revolves around a seven-year-old transgender girl who wants to use the girls washroom.

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