Advocates say they’re disappointed in the way the Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) responded to an Ontario Ministry of Education review of how the board handled a situation where police were called to deal with a four-year-old Black student.
On Monday, the board met to discuss findings of the report, which made 14 recommendations, including hiring Black experts to address student behavioural concerns and amending policies to ensure staff are disciplined for racist or discriminatory actions.
But advocates who attended the meeting say the discussion between trustees and the director of education did not centre the experiences and concerns of Black families and lacked accountability.
“I think that
