Former superintendent files human rights complaint, alleging “constructive discrimination," after Lecce approves Hofstatter as director of education

by Debbie L. Kasman in


A former acting executive superintendent has filed an Application with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal alleging “constructive discrimination,” after Education Minister Stephen Lecce approved the York Catholic District School Board’s appointment of Robert Hofstatter as director of education.

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Education Minister Stephen Lecce is ignoring the Ontario Human Rights Commission, and here’s why

by Debbie L. Kasman in


On June 5, 2020, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) wrote to Education Minister Stephen Lecce requesting, among other things, that Minister Lecce advise the OHRC on whether he had any plans to expand the implementation of his Directions to the Peel District School Board (PDSB) beyond Peel region. Minister Lecce did not respond. Here’s why.

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An Open Letter to All School Board Trustees in Ontario

by Debbie L. Kasman in


Dear Ontario School Board Trustees, As you are no doubt aware, in March 2019 the Ministry of Education released the Peel District School Board (PDSB) Review, which shows extreme dysfunction, governance issues, and systemic discrimination in the PDSB. The issues are so severe that the director of education was terminated and the Board placed under Supervision. The Reviewers wrote that the policies and practices that are creating, perpetuating, and reproducing inequities, need to be exposed, challenged, and dismantled.

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