Dear Director Leclerc - It's About the Hiring You Are About To Do in Light of Peel DSB Directions

by Debbie L. Kasman in


Dear Ms. Leclerc, I’m writing because a superintendent is retiring, and you’ve hired Marilyn Gouthro at Promeus to assist with the hiring of the new superintendent. What is the status of trustees on hiring panels for superintendents in the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board?

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Response to 'Ding dong, the witch is gone': Black parents aghast over racist letter to vice-principal force changes at TDSB

by Debbie L. Kasman in


Dear Ms. King, Ms. Zuberi and Dr. Malloy,

I’m writing in response to the “Ding dong, the witch is gone” letter as outlined in Shree Paradkar’s recent Opinion piece in the Toronto Star: “‘Ding, dong the witch is gone’: Black parents aghast over racist letter to vice-principal force changes at TDSB.”

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Dear Durham District School Board Teaching Community

by Debbie L. Kasman in


I’m writing to thank you for reading and sharing my Open Letter to Durham DSB trustees. Nearly 10,000 people have read the Open Letter! In the letter, I criticized the Durham DSB’s decision to accept Lisa Millar’s retirement for August 1, 2020 instead of demanding that Ms. Millar retire immediately. The trustees’ decision to allow Ms. Millar to remain in her role was a big fat institutional failure.

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