It was an apology that was seven months in the making.
Charline Grant was sitting in the front row with her family Tuesday evening during a meeting of the York Region District School Board in Newmarket when interim director of education Kathi Wallace turned to her and read a prepared statement.
"The board apologizes to Charline Grant personally and to her family for this failure." Wallace said.
The failure Wallace referred to was the use of a racial slur directed at Grant by one of the board's former trustees last November.
The apology was part of an mediated settlement that was reached after Grant launched a Human Rights Tribunal application against the board. Grant specifically took issue with Nancy Elgie, who was overheard using the N-word when referring to Grant at a school board meeting. Elgie resigned from the board in February as a result. (more...)
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