34 elementary teachers to get notices they re being laid off by HWDSB
Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board is laying off 34 elementary teachers and has put another 100 on notice that their roles will be made redundant after the spring break.
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Thousands of Niagara school staff can get vaccinated against COVID-19 over April break
As many as 4,000 educators and others who work at District School Board Niagara sites can get their shots to protect against COVID-19 between April 10 and 18, according to a release from the board.
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HWDSB trustees Archer, Buck and Johnstone respond to findings of racism in school board probe
The agenda for a Monday evening board meeting shows how trustees Kathy Archer, Becky Buck and Alex Johnston responded to an independent report prompted by complaints of racism and exclusion from a former student trustee while trustee.
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The Cat s Quizzer, because of racist and insensitive imagery.
Lisa Radha Weaver, the HPL s collections and program development director, said the library has four of those books in its collection.
The Dr. Seuss books that will no longer be published. All six will be pulled from publication because of racist and insensitive imagery, Dr. Seuss Enterprises said Tuesday.(CBC) The Toronto Public Library is starting a review of the Dr. Seuss books and we, along with other Canadian libraries, will watch that review closely and consider possibly moving some of that content to reference materials. But at this time, the books are going to remain in our collection. We will not promote them on any lists or display them prominently though, Weaver said.
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