The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) is facing calls for a public inquiry into events that might have contributed to the suicide of Richard Bilkszto, a former principal who was suing the board for alleged bullying during a diversity, equity, and inclusion training (DEI) workshop.
The Toronto School Administrator’s Association (TSAA) issued a July 24 statement calling for an investigation and demanded that an independent and impartial investigator be appointed by Ontario’s Minister of Education “to conduct a thorough inquiry into the concerns raised” by Mr. Bilkszto before his death.
The organization, which represents over 1,000 principals and vice principals within the TDSB, said Mr. Bilkszto had contacted the TSAA in 2021 and expressed “concern that he had been bullied, intimidated, and harassed” by facilitators at a professional learning session organized by senior staff of the TDSB….
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