Holt says she’ll change gender-identity policy for schools, stop move to dissolve DEC [Video]

Premier-designate Susan Holt says she will adopt a different gender-identity policy for schools when she takes power, potentially ending a year-long battle between the New Brunswick government and child and LGBTQ advocates.

Holt is adopting the policy recommended by Kelly Lamrock, New Brunswick’s child and youth advocate, which she said takes into account the rights of both parents and students.

For informal name changes, Lamrock’s version would mandate that school staff respect all students’ chosen names and pronouns if they’re in Grade 6 or higher.

For younger kids, name and pronoun requests would be evaluated on a case-by-case basis and granted if the request was reasonable and the child had the capacity to make that choice. 

WATCH | What you need to know about the new policy:Premier-designate Susan Holt says she will adopt a gender-identity school policy recommended by Kelly Lamrock, New Brunswick’s child and youth advocate, when she …