The mother of a Black-Indigenous student whose substitute teacher used the N-word in class wants to encourage students to continue to speak out against racism.
The incident happened Monday afternoon in a Grade 11 English class at Grant Park High School on the last day of Black History Month.
Melanie Ferris says her son told her the substitute teacher led a discussion around the N-word and how ‘we don’t use it.’
“Unfortunately the substitute teacher said the N-word in full and this very much upset the students in the class,” said Ferris.
“I think it’s shameful. I think it’s sad. I was very upset
