The word 'family' has caused controversy for this Ontario school board. Here's why | Unpublished
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Publication Date: June 13, 2025 - 06:00

The word 'family' has caused controversy for this Ontario school board. Here's why

June 13, 2025
The Waterloo Region District School Board has issued two separate statements on the word "family" after alternative media websites have posted stories about how a training session in November 2023 said teachers were told the word was "harmful" and "racist."


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