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BC School Trustee Quits After Tribunal Fines Former Trustee Critical of Gender Ideology $750,000

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CanadaAn elementary school classroom in Vancouver on April 13, 2023. The Canadian Press/Darryl DyckPaul Rowan Brian2/26/2026|Updated: 2/26/20260:00Chilliwack, B.C., school board member Laurie Throness said he is stepping down from his position due to a recent B.C. Human Rights Tribunal judgment against former trustee Barry Neufeld.The tribunal fined Neufeld $750,000 plus interest on Feb. 18 for comments he has made criticizing gender ideology and Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) curriculum in schools between 2017 and 2022 while serving on Chilliwack’s school board.

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