Peel school board 'dysfunctional' in face of racism, can't govern properly, report finds

A newly-released report on the state of the Peel District School Board (PDSB) paints a damning picture of dysfunction among administrators who are ill-prepared to deal with anti-Black racism directly affecting students.

The province released a report it had commissioned from lawyer and human rights advocate Arleen Huggins on Monday, in which she investigated the school board's capacity to comply with a host of directives from Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce after a review of the board found issues of systemic racism.
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A third-party review of the board found that Black students are only 10.2 per cent of the secondary school population, but about 22.5 per cent of the students receiving suspensions.

The reviewers heard anecdotally that some principals "use any excuse" to suspend Black students, including wearing hoodies or hoop earrings.

Recent school board data shows that about 83 per cent of secondary school students in the board are racialized, and the reviewers say about two-thirds of teachers in the board are white.

Lecce has previously said one element of the report that was especially troubling was that disproportionate numbers of Black students are being streamed into applied streams of education, rather than into university-focused courses.

Stupid_goof : “I bet a lot of that racism comes from the students themselves too.”

wwaayynnee :The word 'racism' is thrown around alot these days.....lets read some specifics. Who's racist? Give examples of all this 'racism' in Peel schools. Everywhere I go I see blacks and whites getting along great. Is the racism coming from other races? Instead of screaming RACISM with no explanation, give specific information. The article states that black students make up 10% of student population but recieve 22% of suspensions... thats 'racism' ?? Is it possible that the students actions lead to these suspensions? Is it possible that the high number of single mothers/broken families in the black population have more to do with a students actions than 'racist' teachers/principles have to do with it?