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Ontario says it will begin broad public consultations in September on a series of education issues, not just the province’s sex-education curriculum.

The focus of the consultations will be much broader than what was promised on the campaign trail earlier this year by party leader Doug Ford.

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The Progressive Conservatives say the consultations will include an online survey, telephone town halls across the province and a submission platform where the government will accept detailed proposals.

The government initially had promised to give the public a chance to weigh in on a new sex-ed curriculum after announcing plans to scrap the modernized version.

It now says the consultations also will seek parental feedback on a number of issues, including math scores, cellphone use, financial literacy and how best to prepare students with needed job skills.

A union leader in London said the broader focus is fine, as long as the exercise is not used as an excuse to bash specific teachers.