Alberta passes human rights law

After hours of debate, members of the Alberta legislature passed human rights legislation allowing parents to pull their children out of classes dealing with sex, religion or sexual orientation.

Bill 44 was adopted at about 1:30 a.m. MT Tuesday.

Prior to its adoption, members of the legislature heard objections from teachers, school boards and human rights groups.

The groups in opposition said the issue should be addressed as part of the Schools Act instead of as a human right.

They also claim the law is too vague, which could create problems for teachers who are trying to do their job.

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Here we have a provincial government allowing parents to become censors to their child's education. The question that has to be asked is what protections are in place for teacher's to not be hauled into a tribunal when a parent claims that the curriculum, which has to be approved by the province in the first place, has been now deemed "offensive". this is a very important story to be watching as it could very easily lead to witch hunt mentality responses to teachers.