Two gay activists accused the B.C. government on Tuesday of reneging on a deal it signed two years ago to make school curriculum more inclusive, especially for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered students.
But Murray and Peter Corren held off preparing a complaint to the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal after an education ministry employee called and proposed a meeting later this week.
Murray Corren, who had expressed deep disappointment with the ministry during an earlier interview with The Vancouver Sun, said the offer of a meeting was encouraging.
"But I'm not assuming anything," he said.
The Correns were angry about the Abbotsford school board's decision not to offer a new Social Justice 12 course -- addressing issues ranging from homophobia to animal rights -- because of parent complaints.
However, Murray Corren said he and his spouse were even more upset about the ministry's failure to distribute to all schools a new guide for teachers intended to help them promote classroom discussions about diversity, including sexual orientation.
The guide was approved by the couple in April as part of an agreement with the ministry, but it has been sitting on Education Minister Shirley Bond's desk ever since, he said.
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