Toronto school board rejects call to censure trustee Alexandra Lulka for speaking out about antisemitism in teaching materials
Toronto public school trustees voted 10 to 7 to reject a report calling for the censure of Jewish trustee Alexandra Lulka, who spoke out against antisemitism in materials sent to teachers, last May. The vote took place during a Dec. 8 meeting of the Toronto District School Board. Jewish advocacy agencies, which mounted a campaign […]
Toronto school board trustee Alexandra Lulka criticized for calling out antisemitic teaching resources
A new report has called for the censure of a Toronto school board trustee who called out antisemitism in materials distributed to teachers earlier this year. The report, by the Toronto District School Board Integrity Commissioner, criticizes trustee Alexandra Lulka, who is Jewish, for failing to note positive aspects of materials the commissioner admits is […]
Toronto District School Board will explore ‘multiple meanings’ of slogans following pro-Palestinian rally by students
Educators with the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) say they will work to ensure that students and staff understand the “multiple meanings” of expressions about the Israel-Palestine conflict. A letter sent home on Nov. 15 to parents of students at Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute, in Flemingdon Park, acknowledges that a few days earlier, students there […]
A public high school teacher in Toronto explains the importance of teaching about genocide
It’s amazing to see high school students have a very real and emotional reaction to a classroom experience. Like when there’s silence in the room—except for the occasional sniffles of a tearful student reacting to the stories being told by a guest speaker. The visitor can be talking about how he was kidnapped by a […]
Toronto District School Board apologizes for ‘harm’ caused by talk from activist Desmond Cole
The head of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has apologized for “harm” caused by remarks at a recent talk on anti-Black racism that spilled over to the Israeli-Palestinian debate. Statements by guest speaker Desmond Cole to TDSB educators were a “disturbing anti-Israel tirade,” and some of those in attendance were “traumatized” by his remarks, […]
The problem with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
A terrorist group somehow found relevance on campuses in Canada.
TDSB probes anti-Israel material sent to teachers
The manual included a section on why teachers should support BDS.
