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Defend Catholic Student Arrested After Opposing Males in Female Washrooms

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TO: Renfrew County Catholic District School Board (RCCDSB) Trustees

I am deeply concerned that St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Renfrew, ON had a 16-year-old student arrested by police after expressing his religious beliefs.

After Grade 11 student Josh Alexander stated in class his Christian belief that there only two genders, that people are born either male or female, and that male students should not be allowed in female washrooms, he was suspended from class.

His suspension is wrong, and represents an egregious act of anti-religious discrimination that is causing Catholics across the country to question this school board's faithfulness to Catholic teaching. This is NOT how a “Catholic” school should behave.

This disgraceful, anti-Christian discrimination against the Christian teenager only got worse. When Josh Alexander returned to class on February 6, as an act of civil disobedience to protest an unjust dictate, the school had the teenager arrested and charged for trespassing.

I demand the following: 1. An immediate public apology to Josh Alexander; 2. His school attendance privileges restored; 3. A policy change to bar biological males from accessing girls’ washrooms throughout the RCCDSB.

Sincerely,

[ The Undersigned ]


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John S. London, ON
Feb 14, 2023 - 07:16pm
And they that call evil good and good evil!
Anonymous Ottawa , ON
Feb 14, 2023 - 07:16pm
Anonymous Brantford, ON
Feb 14, 2023 - 07:16pm
Girls need to feel safe and have privacy. Everyone needs to be able to express their beliefs.
Anonymous Newmarket , ON
Feb 14, 2023 - 07:16pm
lacey p. , QC
Feb 14, 2023 - 07:16pm
Anonymous Ottawa, ON
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Anonymous Ottawa, ON
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Lauren B. Edmonton, AB
Feb 14, 2023 - 07:16pm
David K. Ottawa, ON
Feb 14, 2023 - 07:16pm
Diane P. Victoria, BC
Feb 14, 2023 - 07:15pm
Joan L. Ottawa, ON
Feb 14, 2023 - 07:15pm
This is a Catholic School that he was attending and he was sticking to his Catholic beliefs and you have him arrested? What Catholic message are you setting? Shame on you
Nicolette O. Surrey , BC
Feb 14, 2023 - 07:15pm
Jen F. Kitchener, ON
Feb 14, 2023 - 07:15pm
This young man has taken great risks to stand up for his female classmates. I applaud his bravery and support his cause 100%
dave b. pembroke, ON
Feb 14, 2023 - 07:15pm
unacceptable
BARBARA C. Barrie- ON CANADA L4N 0Z3, 0
Feb 14, 2023 - 07:14pm
Way to go Josh! Freedom of speech is guaranteed by the Charter of Human rights, and it is not just for some people, it is for all. It is a disgrace that both school authorities and the police seem oblivious to this. What are we teaching out children by persecuting them for showing common sense?