Can A 11-9 Vote Be Considered An Embrace.......

......not in my books.

Board shouldn't shy away from `black' school

Jan 28, 2008 04:30 AM

The Toronto District School Board this week votes on a staff recommendation supporting the 2009 start-up of a black-focused school in northwest Toronto.

Wisdom, common sense, justice and board policy dictate that school trustees vote "Yes."

What's needed when the trustees meet, starting tomorrow, is not a grudging, apologetic "we are forced into this" type of vote, but a bold embrace of an option that may be a life-saving choice for disengaged and disaffected black...

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