A school board in the Durham region of Ontario drafted a new human rights policy, and when one trustee voiced her concerns about it she was banned from attending future meetings.
Trustee Linda Stone’s criticisms included the policy’s use of the term “white supremacy,” and that the policy would keep parents in the dark if their children were changing genders.
The Durham District School Board (DDSB) decided at a Feb. 6 meeting to ban her on the grounds that she had contravened the board’s code of conduct.
The argument against her was laid out in a 55-page document that included tweets from her personal account and comments she made at meetings. It said she contravened the code in that her comments “might harm members of the local community” and because she did not support the board’s “vision and values” as required….