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Saying N-word aloud during reading of book results in complaint against Sooke School District teacher

The family of a biracial student has filed a complaint against a Vancouver Island teacher over repeated use of the N-word while reading aloud from a novel chosen to mark Black History Month.

Advocates, educators and parents from B.C.'s Black community are meeting with the education minister on Monday to discuss a path forward on how to include more Canadian Black history and anti-racism training for teachers and staff in the province.

Decision on whether to cancel the Vancouver officer liaison program is imminent. Katie Hyslop is a reporter for The Tyee. Reach her here. SHARES A survey conducted by Argyle PR examined how the Vancouver school community feels about police presence in schools. Photo by Bayne Stanley, the Canadian Press. The results of the Vancouver School Board’s community consultations on police in schools are in, and the majority of the more than 1,900 people consulted feel neutral or positive about the school liaison officer program and want to keep it. Announcements, Events...

“Out of this sense of hopelessness and anger came an annual march on Valentine’s Day to express compassion, community, and caring for all women in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, Unceded Coast Salish Territories,” said organizers in a statement. Like many events, this year’s march looked different with all attendees donning facemasks and abiding by COVID-19 protocols. The march was also live-streamed online. The message and importance of the march remained the same with survivors, family members, and community members coming together to not only honour the lives of missing and murder...