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Q: Where would the initiative come from? And who would initiate changing the name of that school if somebody wanted to?
A: Certainly the public has an opportunity to voice their opinion and their desire in having a school name looked at. We ve tried to make this as simple as possible for the public to be able to let their voice be heard on it.
We have the petition available, which has always been an option that s been available to the public, but we put it in a policy to make it more clear. And also, members of the public can reach out to their trustee, or really any trustee, so the board has reserved for itself an unrestricted ability to be able to bring something like that forward.
CBE renaming policy approved despite criticism, accusations of racism Why do we even need a policy to discuss changing a name, why can t we just change it, immediately?
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Publishing date: Jun 22, 2021 • 10 hours ago • 3 minute read • Langevin School students in Calgary walk past a sign calling for the school name to be changed on Monday, May 31, 2021. The school was named after Hector-Louis Langevin who was the “architect” of the residential schools in Canada. Its name has since been changed to Riverside School. Photo by Gavin Young/Postmedia
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A controversial school renaming policy will push ahead despite concerns from two trustees and accusations of racism from a reconciliation advocacy group.
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As public school students renewed the work of reconciliation through unique projects this month, officials approved several new locally developed courses for fall, including those focusing on holistic learning, treaties and sovereignty within an Indigenous framework.
In its first meeting since the remains of 215 Indigenous children were found at a Kamloops residential school last month, trustees with the Calgary Board of Education held 215 seconds of silence and thanked staff for their work in the last few weeks helping students focus on healing.
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