(Juno News) Ontario’s third-largest school board released a report via email guiding staff on how to support Muslim students and challenge Islamophobia. The 39-page guide, produced in collaboration with the National Council of Canadian Muslims, has raised concerns from parents and policy experts about the growing influence of ideology and politics in schools.
The document was distributed to families via a third-party messaging platform this week. It was not made available on the board’s website as of publication, nor has the board issued a press release or included it in any official board meeting minutes reviewed by True North.
The guide, developed with the Council of Agencies Serving South Asians and drafted by the NCCM, frames its mandate as “upholding the rights of Muslim communities,” and is written in the language of intersectionality, equity, and anti-oppression.
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