A former principal of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has committed suicide following diversity training sessions back in 2021 that led to him being accused of white supremacy and bullied at his workplace.
“With sorrow, it is announced that Richard Bilkszto passed away suddenly last Thursday, July 13, 2023, at his home in Toronto. He was 60 years of age,” Mr. Bilkszto’s lawyer, Lisa Bildy, said on Twitter on July 20.
“He leaves his distraught mother, brother, nephews, niece and many other dear family and friends whose lives he touched over the years.”
Mr. Bilkszto, who worked for the TDSB for 24 years, had recently retired but continued to do contract work for the board. According to Ms. Bildy, Mr. Bilkszto experienced “an affront to that stellar reputation” in the spring of 2021 due to having been the subject of workplace bullying after a series of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) training sessions coordinated by the school board, which caused him “severe mental stress.”…