Toronto students will now be able to follow an Africentric curriculum from kindergarten until graduation after the Toronto District School Board voted Wednesday night to establish an Africentric high school.
Debate over the school raged for more than an hour as trustee after trustee got to their feet to support it as a necessary measure for the black community, or to denounce it as a cynical Band-Aid to a school system in need of repair. Emotions in the chamber ran high, prompting school board chairman Chris Bolton to make several calls for civility.
Some trustees gave their support to the school with the warning that it should be only a temporary measure.
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Africentric high school approved for Toronto, critics fear segregation | Posted Toronto | National Post
Debate over the school raged for more than an hour as trustee after trustee got to their feet to support it as a necessary measure for the black community, or to denounce it as a cynical Band-Aid to a school system in need of repair. Emotions in the chamber ran high, prompting school board chairman Chris Bolton to make several calls for civility.
Some trustees gave their support to the school with the warning that it should be only a temporary measure.
more
Africentric high school approved for Toronto, critics fear segregation | Posted Toronto | National Post