survey asking Halifax teachers their sexual orientation drew fierce criticism yesterday, just weeks after the Halifax Regional School Board was singled out in a human rights case against a gay teacher. The “employee identification survey” is being handed out this week to all 8,000 employees of the school board, most of whom are teachers. They are being asked to list their names and employee numbers, and answer questions on their race and sexual orientation. The survey, the school board maintains, will help it to better understand the diversity of its work force and therefore allow the board to foster a...
