Dear Ms. Naylor: Damage control, internal emails, two prominent, stalwart Black community members resign, and what education experts have to say

by Debbie L. Kasman in


Yes…another letter. I just finished reading “‘Damage control’: Internal emails show how Ontario officials reacted when class sizes were criticized by teacher” by Rachel Mendleson and Andrew Bailey in the Toronto Star. Wow. Just wow. So much for educators and leaders who are aware of their own place in the world and who will bring a higher consciousness and personal commitment to the work they are doing. So much for a new style of leadership (Peel District School Board Review, February 28, 2020).

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It's About the Situation in the York Region District School Board Again

by Debbie L. Kasman in


Dear Ms. Naylor and Mr. Case, here is the first Open Letter I wrote to you stating that the York Catholic District School Board was found guilty of racial discrimination and reprisal in 2011. Here is the second Open Letter I wrote to you stating that the York Catholic District School Board is in violation of an Ontario Human Rights Tribunal Order. On April 28, 2021 I wrote to you a third time to say we had just reached a point in Ontario where schools have to defy school board trustees in order not to discriminate against students and in order to do the right thing for kids.

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