The Alberta Human Rights Act requires a school board to give notice to a parent or guardian when courses of study, educational programs, instructional materials, instruction or exercises include subject matter that deals primarily and explicitly with religion.

All of the schools in Lakeland Catholic School Division are Catholic Separate Schools, the essential purpose of which is to fully permeate Catholic theology, philosophy, practices, and beliefs, the principles of the Gospel and teachings of the Catholic Church, in all aspects of school life, including in the curriculum of every subject taught, both in and outside of formal religion classes, celebrations and exercises.

Every course of study and educational program, all instructional materials, instruction and exercises will at all times include subject matter that deals primarily and explicitly with religion.