Ottawa trustee Nili Kaplan-Myrth, sanctioned by her school board, requests a leave of absence to deal with the ‘persistent’ antisemitism she has faced
Nili Kaplan-Myrth, the outspoken medical doctor and trustee of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) has been barred from attending meetings for three months, following a unanimous vote by her trustee colleagues at a meeting on Dec. 19. Trustees voted 11-0 to declare that Kaplan-Myrth violated the board’s code of conduct, later voting 10-1 to […]
Ottawa public school board approves a proposal to hire a Jewish equity coach
Ottawa-Carleton District School (OCDSB) Board trustees unanimously voted to hire a Jewish equity coach at a board meeting Jan. 17. The decision comes after numerous reports of antisemitism in Ottawa schools, including an incident on Dec. 1 that saw two students charged with hate crimes. Trustee Nili Kaplan-Myrth introduced the proposal. The idea was endorsed […]
Ottawa school board investigates a ‘blatant act of antisemitism’ at a high school and condemns threats made to trustee Nili Kaplan-Myrth
The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is investigating an antisemitic incident at a high school, a week after it had to issue a statement stating that the “vile and antisemitic” messages that a Jewish school trustee received were “unacceptable and inexcusable.” In a letter sent to families at Sir Robert Borden High School, principal Matt Gagnier […]
‘It would have been better had they done nothing,’ says the Jewish Federation of Ottawa’s CEO about recent school board training around antisemitism
The Ottawa Carleton District School Board did not consult the Jewish community or even its own Jewish employees before hiring a consultant who was “wholly unqualified to educate about anti-Jewish hate,” the Jewish Federation of Ottawa charges. “Things that aren’t acceptable with any other minority group are acceptable when it comes to the Jews. And […]
Pro-Palestinian protests in Ottawa schools are creating a ‘toxic environment,’ says the local Jewish Federation CEO
Recent pro-Palestinian protests in Ottawa schools were organized by a group that supports violence and they are preventing Jewish students’ from attending school without fear of harassment, according to the city’s Jewish Federation. The Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) organized walkouts in several Ottawa schools on May 13, in commemoration of Naqba Day, which coincides with […]
