Unpublished annual government survey data: Under one quarter of BC parents say school system is preparing students for future jobs, under one third say students prepared for post-secondary 2026,May - BC government 2024 Student Learning Survey results - parent version…
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Kids First's response to the decision (docx, PDF): KF 2026 Feb RESPONSE TO COURT RULINGDownload Media release (docx, PDF): KF 2026 Feb Sup Crt Decision REVISED MEDIA RELEASEDownload BC Supreme Court Decision by Judge William Veenstra - January 30, 2026…
The Ontario Human Rights Commission did a report called “The Right to Read” and forced the Ministry of Education to teach kids phonics and cursive writing in 2023. The report found that current teaching methods violate children's rights because they…
'Child protection', 'mature minor', and education laws that allow government to intervene in family life and even take children from their parents have their origins in 'PARENS PATRIAE' which means 'the parent of the fatherland'. This concept dates back to…
All are invited to attend the BC homeschooling case at the BC Supreme Court on Monday, September 15, 2025, at 10 am, Pacific Time. The video presentation gives the background to this hearing.
2024 November - video - Kids First - "TUTORIAL: LEGAL ACTION TO SOLVE SCHOOL CONFLICT - FORMAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT EDUCATION PERSONNEL MADE EASY" KF 2024 EDUC - MAKING FORMAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT EDUCATION PERSONNELDownload
2024 February - video - Kids First - "Kick Big Brother Out of School - Sperm to Worm Data Mining in Canada" February to June is data mining season in schools across Canada. Through lengthy social science questionnaires and use…
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"There's no such thing as parental rights in Canada!" a politician recently declared, voicing out loud what many in academia, government and its agencies secretly believe, perpetuating the same discriminatory thinking that unleashed the Residential Schools and the resulting on-going…
Solving Education Conflict by Modernizing Colonialist System Kids First Discussion Paper: Solutions to the Current Conflict in the Education SystemDownload
Catholic Civil Rights League - Parental authority in international law These two documents bring together the international human-rights agreements related to parental authority and children's rights in education. Declaration on the Authority of Parents and Guardians in their Children's Education This…
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Taking legal action for parent-child rights in education Report form & checklist for challenging learning resources & decisions of education personnel (Microsoft Word document)
Kids First president, Helen Ward, reviews the evidence on the surprising background to the current conflict in schools over sex and identity and offers suggestions for action, including legal action. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ42NGUXVqU
Suggestions for legal action when education personnel violate parent-child rights. This work is to give evidence and analysis to support legal action with 'how to' suggestion. The tone is related to that goal. PART 1 Part 1 of 4 gives…
June 2023 - video - Rebel News - interview - Kids First president Helen Ward discusses background to the current conflict in schools and possible legal action. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SkN8sWn-z0
