Lisa Hrabluk

I’m a bit late reading this piece on CBC’s website – Gay author speaks to residents, students after venue change.

Alex Sanchez, a popular Florida-based author who writes about gay teen issues, was booked to speak to two small high schools in southwestern New Brunswick, but then some parents complained – surprise, surprise – and so the principal backed down and the moved the venue to the United Church.
CBC paraphrases the principal as saying that allowing someone no one knew locally to speak to teens on such a sensitive topic would have been irresponsible.

Sadly typical response.

Isn’t a school supposed to expose students to people and ideas they might not be familiar with in their communities?