Latest PDSB meeting further evidence of a board unwilling to confront issues of systemic discrimination
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It’s unclear why, for a board under heavy scrutiny for its failed governance, that has been forced by the province to hire a governance expert to address the board’s ongoing ineptness in dealing with issues of equity and diversity, the very reports about the process were not being provided to trustees in advance in written form.
The usual procedure for school boards, just like city councils, is that elected trustees are given such reports days in advance of the decision-making meetings when votes are often taken to determine how the legislative body will move forward on key issues on behalf of the communities they serve.
Peel District School Board Chair Brad MacDonald and Director Peter Joshua spent much of Wednesday evening deflecting and shutting down questions from Trustee Kathy McDonald, who tried in vain to get answers and take action on issues related to systemic racism within the board, which was forced to admit it has a problem after a damning provincial review revealed a culture of widespread discrimination.
The meeting provided more proof of this.
Published in The Pointer Brampton and The Pointer Mississauga on April 30, 2020
