In the case of the rainbow flag, it could be displayed during Pride month. The indoor ban even applies to French flags, which now cannot be displayed in a French class. The contentious issue has drawn people with opposing views, including pro-life groups, to attend and speak at several board meetings.
Corbet reminded her fellow trustees that under the Education Act, they had the responsibility to enact policies that must promote student achievement, a positive school environment that is accepting of all students and the prevention of bullying.
Student trustee Raheem White asked school officials if approving the changes would be susceptible to an Ontario Human Rights Commission complaint. The director of education said she would not speculate on what-ifs. According to the board, of its schools only have one flagpole. They included former Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne and a representative from the Archdiocese of Toronto.
Where there are cases of injustice, we must address them and ensure that we lead by example to bring those hurt and those at fault to understand the meaning of the cross and the call to the love that the cross demands of us. That was defeated too. This article has been updated from a previous version that misspelled the first name of student trustee Raheem White and the last name of Father Marcin Serwin.
