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Will Pride flags finally wave over Halton’s Catholic schools in June? That question will be answered Tuesday when the Halton Catholic District School Board votes on a trustee’s motion to fly the Pride flag at its schools. Currently no Catholic schools in Halton hoist the rainbow flag in June, which is celebrated as Pride month, while public schools do. The vote will take place at a virtual school board meeting that begins at 7:30 p.m. and can be viewed on YouTube. Nicole Hotchkiss, a Grade 12 student at Oakville’s St. Ignatius of Loyola Secondary School, raised the flag idea at...

Halton Catholic School Board Approves Controversial HPV Vaccinations on School Premises All three student trustees supported resolution to ban the vaccine from Board's schools but did not have right to vote By John-Henry Westen HAMILTON, September 19, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In a move which came as an unexpected shock to many in the pro-life movement, the board of trustees at the Halton Catholic District School Board voted 4-3 to reject a motion to forbid the controversial HPV vaccine to be offered or administered on the Catholic school board's premises for the duration of this school year.  The board has instead...