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‘Aggressive’ anti-SOGI protest forces B.C. school trustees to cut meeting short

‘As a board, we were prepared for the worst’: board chair
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Surrey school district education centre, pictured April 13, 2022. (Photo: Lauren Collins)

The final Surrey school board meeting of the year ended abruptly Wednesday evening, after a group of parents and other adult anti-SOGI protesters disrupted question period by yelling through a megaphone and calling for trustees’ resignations.

The group held up posters and wore labeled clothing protesting the inclusive framework of teaching in schools.

Some teachers and trustees, who described the protest as “aggressive” and “shocking” had to be escorted to their cars by police following the meeting, saying they felt unsafe.

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Sobia Moman

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Sobia Moman is a news and features reporter with the Peace Arch News.
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