‘I don’t feel supported’: Delegates ask WRDSB to revise human rights policy [Video]

The Waterloo Region District School Board is hearing pleas to reassess its human rights policy to include Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism training.

Delegates at a Tuesday night board meeting said students in the classroom are not feeling safe, and in order to build a better relationship with teacher and administration, the board needs to be proactive in addressing their concerns.

“If we truly want to foster an anti-oppressive, anti-racist and inclusive culture at WRDSB, where all students feel seen, heard, and respected, we should ensure that staff and administration are trained in how to combat anti-Palestinian racism,” one delegate said. “We should empower students and their learning by providing them with the guidance and tools to be able to have difficult conversations.”

The school board introduced a number of updates to the policy at the Tuesday meeting. They also pointed to the email sent out in December 2023 to students …