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Class size changes, new math and sex-ed programs part of Ontario’s education revamp

Homepage News Class size changes, new math and sex-ed programs part of Ontario's education revamp

Class size changes, new math and sex-ed programs part of Ontario’s education revamp

Jenn Wallace
March 15, 2019
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By Lucas Powers
Source: CBC News

The Ford government revealed significant changes to Ontario’s education system on Friday, including increased intermediate and high school class sizes, new elementary math and sex-ed curricula and a province-wide ban on cellphones in the classroom.

Thompson revealed that gender identity and consent will be taught as part of a new sexual-education curriculum that will be introduced to schools by the fall. Gender identity, however, will now be introduced to students in Grade 8 rather than in Grade 2.

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