Published Wednesday, July 7, 2021 4:36PM EDT Trustees at a school board north of Toronto have voted to rename Sir John A. Macdonald Public School as part of Indigenous reconciliation efforts. The York Regional District School Board says it made the decision after presenting a report to rename the school at a special meeting on Tuesday. Board chair Cynthia Cordova says the school s community is committed to equity, inclusivity and truth and reconciliation. The Markham, Ont., elementary school of about 425 students was named after Canada s first prime minister when it opened in 2012. Macdonald is considered an architect of the country s notorious residential school system that took Indigenous children from their families in an effort to assimilate them.
York Region District School Board trustees vote to rename Sir John A Macdonald Public School
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Toronto-area school board removes Sir John A Macdonald s name from school
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Vaughan Secondary School formally renamed in honour of Hodan Nalayeh after community advocacy Nick Westoll © YRDSB The family of Hodan Nalayeh unveil a photo of the former Toronto journalist that will be hung in the school.
The York Region District School Board (YRDSB) has formally renamed Vaughan Secondary School in honour of Somali-Canadian journalist Hodan Nalayeh after a strong push from community advocates. If she was here with us today, (she) would say that she wants all of us to continue to follow our dreams, our passions, that we are here in this life to live life to the fullest, Sahra Nalayeh, Hodan s sister, said alongside her father during a virtual portrait unveiling Tuesday evening.
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York Region District School Board released its Dismantling Anti-Black Racism Strategy at a virtual event on Monday that drew about 1,300 registrants.(York Region District School Board)
The York Region District School Board has unveiled what it calls its dismantling anti-Black racism strategy, a plan board officials say will take five years to implement. The strategy was developed in response to continued evidence of anti-Black racism in schools, the board said in a news release Monday night. The systemic nature of anti-Black racism requires that school boards act proactively to support greater access to education and opportunities for all students and to challenge the marginalization of Black students, staff and families, the statement reads.