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Ontario education ministry investigating after TDSB field trip to protest

The Toronto District School Board is holding a special meeting on Wednesday to discuss a field trip in which students from about 15 schools went to an organized protest.

At the protest, called the Grassy Narrows River Run, some participants chanted pro-Palestinian slogans, according to videos circulating on social media.

The march was held to pressure the government to address decades-long mercury contamination in Grassy Narrows First Nation since a paper mill in Dryden, Ont., dumped 9,000 kilograms of the substance into the river systems in the 1960s.

Earlier this week, Ontario Premier Doug Ford called the event a “Palestinian rally” and complained that teachers were trying to indoctrinate children.

The TDSB special meeting comes one day after Ontario’s Ministry of Education announced that it is investigating the field trip.

Ford said Wednesday he had asked Education Minister Jill Dunlop to investigate, saying kids shouldn’t be at protests, and should instead be in school learning math, spelling, geography and history.

The TDSB has launched its own investigation, but Dunlop says in a statement that the board has failed to take swift and decisive action and she wants to see those responsible held accountable.

The TDSB said in a written statement that it is doing a review of field trip procedures and told schools that students should not be participating in organized protests, rallies or marches during school-related outings.
 

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