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12 Jewish Teachers File Ontario Human Rights Claims
12 Jewish teachers in Ontario file human rights claims against school boards and unions over antisemitism.
In brief
12 Jewish teachers in Ontario file human rights claims against school boards and unions over antisemitism. 12 Jewish teachers in Ontario filed human rights applications alleging discrimination by school boards and unions due to antisemitism. Originally reported by Nationalpost.
Jewish teachers file human rights claims
Twelve jewish teachers in ontario filed human rights applications alleging discrimination amid ongoing antisemitism.
Claims against school boards and unions
The teachers allege discrimination by the toronto district school board, york region district school board, simcoe county district school board, ottawa-carleton district school board, the elementary teachers’ federation of ontario, and the ontario secondary school teachers’ federation.
Teachers report discrimination
The teachers claim they were penalized for reporting discrimination and that institutions failed to act on antisemitic incidents.
Seek $150,000 damages
Each applicant seeks general damages of one hundred fifty thousand dollars for discrimination and psychological counselling compensation.
Request transparent processes
The applicants ask the ontario human rights tribunal to order school boards and unions to develop transparent, enforceable processes to combat discrimination with input from the jewish community.
Lawyer explains antisemitism
Kathryn marshall, the lawyer representing the applicants, says a swastika on a classroom desk is not a grey area and teachers face being ignored, doubted, or disciplined for reporting antisemitism.
What to remember
12 Jewish teachers in Ontario filed human rights applications alleging discrimination by school boards and unions due to antisemitism.
