Two Ontario teachers are challenging their dismissal with a human rights complaint against the school board, alleging they were fired for not supporting LGBT events.
Matt and Nicole Alexander were long-term employees of the Renfrew County District School Board (RCDSB) when they were suspended, and later fired, in 2023, according to the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF).
The couple says their troubles started in 2022 when their son, Josh, became vocal about gender identity ideology in his school.
Josh Alexander was in Grade 11 at St. Joseph’s Catholic High School operated by the Renfrew County Catholic District School Board (RCCDSB). He was suspended in 2022 for sharing his views that there are only two genders. The school also said that Josh organized a student walkout in protest of biological boys being allowed to use the girls’ washroom. RCCDSB alleged that Josh had been bullying students in the school. The suspension was later changed to an “exclusion,” which has the same effect but is considered non-disciplinary….