Ottawa School Board Decides Against Censoring Trustee for Remarks on White Supremacy
A board of trustees has narrowly voted that family doctor Nili Kaplan-Myrth, an Ottawa public school board trustee, did not breach a code of conduct when she asked a black trustee to vote for masks instead of voting “with white supremacists.”
A board of trustees has narrowly voted that family doctor Nili Kaplan-Myrth, an Ottawa public school board trustee, did not breach a code of conduct when she asked a black trustee to vote for masks instead of voting “with white supremacists.”
The motion to consider if Dr. Kaplan-Myrth had breached certain sections of the OCDSB code of conduct was brought by trustee Donna Blackburn. After the vote, she expressed disappointment in the results, stating that “seven people believe that trustee Kaplan-Myrth violated the code of conduct … that’s more than half.”
The motion needed eight votes, a two-thirds majority, to censure the doctor but only received seven votes with all 12 trustees in attendance. Seven trustees voted in favour of sanctions against Dr. Kaplan-Myrth, while four trustees—Alysha Aziz, Amanda Presley, Justine Bell, and board chair Lyra Evans—abstained from the vote. One trustee voted against finding the doctor guilty of violating the code of conduct.
“We share the concerns of many parents troubled by the behaviour at, and leading up to, last night’s board meeting,” said the minister. He added that the province “urges the board to focus on the academic achievement of students and get back to basics of what matters most: reading, writing, and math.”
‘Express Political Opinion’
The doctor was not allowed to vote, and was not supposed to speak during the special meeting, but after she interrupted fellow trustee Ms. Blackburn, the board chair called a recess.
In a series of social media posts on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Sept.
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