Alexandra Noad

Lethbridge Herald

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Beginning Sept. 1, parents will be required to opt-in for sexual health education for their school-age children after decades of it being an opt-out system. Essentially, parents who didn’t want their children learning the subject in school had to say no; starting this year, parent who do want their children to learn it will have to say yes.

Due to the change, YWCAs in Edmonton, Calgary, Banff and Lethbridge have joined forces to launch Opting In: Informed Choices for Healthy Futures, a campaign which highlights the importance of sexual health education.

Jill Young, chief executive officer of YWCA Lethbridge, says the campaign is to help parents have the knowledge they need to make an informed decision for their chil

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