Manitoba mother files human rights complaint against school over son's pride flag
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A Winnipeg mother has filed a complaint with the Manitoba Human Rights Commission, alleging her son was discriminated against after being told not to bring his pride flag to school or speak about being gay.
A Winnipeg mother has filed a complaint with the Manitoba Human Rights Commission, alleging her son was discriminated against after being told not to bring his pride flag to school or speak about being gay.
The incident happened in late May. Jennaya Isaac says her 12-year-old son Kaiden was gifted a pride flag by his younger sister Alina.
She said the two were playing at recess at Calvin Christian School, the private religious institution they attend. They decided to climb to the top of the play structure so Kaiden could wave his pride flag in the wind.
Isaac said a teacher told Kaiden to put the flag away because it was not respectful to other students and the school does not support it. The teacher said she would report the incident to the school principal.
After recess, Isaac said Principal John Sawatsky pulled Kaiden out of class to tell him the flag was not allowed on school grounds because of what it represented.
“Mr. Sawatzky accused Kaiden of trying to make a "statement." Kaiden was accused of trying to teach the other kids inappropriate things that should only be discussed with their parents,” Isaac wrote in her complaint filed earlier this month.
CTV News Winnipeg has reached out to Sawatzky for comment, but has not yet heard back.
