Author of the article: Jennifer Bieman
Publishing date: May 31, 2021 • 44 minutes ago • 3 minute read École Secondaire Catholique Monseigneur-Bruyère, a high school in London. PHOTO: cscprovidence.ca
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A London high school principal’s ouster after allegations he wore a Black student’s shaved hair as a wig was “more than warranted,” says a Black Lives Matter London leader who publicly raised the issue.
The removal of Monseigneur-Bruyère principal Luc Chartrand, confirmed by the head of the area’s French-language Catholic school board, came swiftly in the fallout of the allegations raised this weekend by the local Black Lives Matter group, which called for him to be removed.
The London, Ont., principal removed from his job for wearing a Black student's hair like a wig as part of a Halloween costume has issued an apology, saying his behaviour was unacceptable and showed "a great lack of judgment."
Allegations raised on social media that a London high school principal wore a Black student’s shaved hair as a wig two years ago have cost him his job.