As the new school year looms, a teaching resource is now available online to help high school students and teachers better understand race relations in Saskatchewan. Concentus Citizenship Education Foundation has officially launched the Reasonable Doubt online teaching resources for free.

The resources come a verbatum play of the same name, which is about the shooting death of Colten Boushie and the acquittal of farmer Gerald Stanley at trial. After two Saskatoon teachers had the opportunity to attend a live performance with a couple of their students they realized this was a very unique experience. Then, Sherry Van Hesteren and Dillon Person began reviewing the play’s manuscript and realized it could be an educational tool.

Co-writer of the play, Joel Bernbaum, was approached by the teachers to discuss the potential of developing a collaborative teacher guide and he and his co-writers, Lancelot Knight and Yvette Nolan, embraced the idea. So, they partnered with Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission and Concentus Citizenship Education Foundation to make it a reality.

David Fisher, Executive Director of Concentus says, “We contend that alongside the traditional three R’s of reading, writing and arithmetic are the new three R’s of rights, responsibility and respect.” The Reasonable Doubt Teaching resource is now available on the Concentus website and is free of charge to users.

Here is the link.  https://www.concentus.ca/teacher-guide-to-reasonable-doubt/