https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-schools-ditch-mothers-and-fathers-day-celebrations-in-the-name-of-diversity

Winnipeg Free Press reports that teachers wrote a memo to parents explaining that the change is intended to “respect the diversity of families that are represented in our classroom and community.”

The memo added that students could use quiet and free-choice time to make cards or crafts for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and other upcoming observances.

An elementary school in Winnipeg will send students home with “family gifts” this week, instead of traditional Mother’s Day and Father’s Day presents, part of a new trend among some Canadian schools downplaying or eliminating the traditional parental celebrations.

Grade 1 and 2 teachers at Sage Creek School in Winnipeg informed parents of the change last week, just days before Mother’s Day.