An anti-racism trainer accused of denigrating a Toronto principal who later died by suicide welcomed a review launched by Ontario’s education minister, saying the allegations against her are false and mischaracterize what happened during two training sessions.
None of the allegations have been proven in court and TDSB has not responded directly to the allegations. The board released a statement Thursday saying it hired an outside group to lead an investigation into the circumstances around Bilkszto’s death.His case has since garnered international attention and been seized on by a number of prominent right-wing commentators who have sought to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at Canada’s largest school board.
He said it would be “an incredible disservice to our learners,” to say Canada was just as bad as the U.S., according to the lawsuit. Ojo-Thompson responded, “we are here to talk about anti-Black racism, but you in your whiteness think that you can tell me what’s really going on for Black people?” Ojo-Thompson says she was never contacted by the WSIB, despite the case manager concluding her conduct amounted to workplace harassment and bullying.