Let’s Talk About Racism: Student survey and virtual meeting
June 19, 2020
GUELPH, Ontario – The Upper Grand District School Board is holding a virtual meeting and conducting a survey to hear from racialized students and families in our board.
On June 5, the UGDSB issued this statement:
Anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism is deeply rooted in our country, society, institutions and our history, and much work needs to be done to address this systemic racism. As an educational community we have a responsibility to identify and describe racism and oppression and then work to dismantle it. The Upper Grand District School Board is committed to disrupting systemic racism and oppression in all of its forms. We will implement ongoing mandatory anti-racism and anti-oppression training for all staff, review our protocols and policies, including our hiring practices, and be fully transparent and accountable to all Upper Grand students, staff, families, and stakeholders in an ongoing manner.
We are asking racialized students and their families for input to guide the planning of the upcoming mandatory anti-racism and anti-oppression learning for UGDSB staff.
Students are invited to join Jessica Rowden (Equity Lead), Colinda Clyne (Indigenous Ed Lead) and Geer Harvey (social worker) in a Google Meet on June 24 from 2-2:45 p.m. (Meeting nickname: antiracismstudents), or complete the survey https://tinyurl.com/antiracismstudents.
We need to hear from you.
Download the information flyer: Let’s Talk About Racism
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