On Sept 20th, after the rally at
#Kitchener
City Hall, citizens marched down to the park where a few parents of
#WaterlooRegion
set up a tent and table to show discerning adults a sample of some of the books that are currently in our children's school libraries (physical and
"they've told their son that he can ...destroy his own sexual function and women will accept him as a woman. And if we don't, there's no way back for them and their child. They've sold their child a bill of goods that they can't deliver on. And I'm the one that needs to be
@HJoyceGender
you are π―correct. Parents cannot bear even a slight possibility they may have harmed their child so they must, for their own well-being, cling to false beliefs.
One of our wise
@wrdsb
teachers points out the stark inconsistency (and extreme hypocrisy) that our school board denied the parents' request to celebrate Halloween based on "not everyone celebrates Halloween" and equity issues of not being able to participate ... and yet...
As you read this brilliantly written piece, please also realize that the then chair and still currently acting trustee of the
@wrdsb
brought on this anti-SLAPP against
@carolynburjoski
This is yet *another* lawsuit (one that is meant to protect the little guys from big bad
Yesterday, as a few parents of
#WaterlooRegion
were working on an open letter addressing
@wrdsb
's inaccurate and divisive statement titled 'Anticipated September 20 Protests'β¦ we were (again) shocked to discover a secret message β a βspecialβ message, if you will - for
"My goal is to set legal precedents that will dissuade school boards from silencing diverse thinkers so that citizens can feel safe to confront local school boards as their consciences dictate,"
π
@carolynburjoski
If you want to honour Richard Bilkszto, put to death all hijacked DEI.
What if an 'Ethical Consulting Act' of sorts was passed? A 'Richard's Law' if you will ... one that is effective in establishing ethical guidelines and standards for all training consultants operating in
"We need a full inquiry into the death of Richard Bilkszto, including:
βοΈThe role of TDSB officials before, during, and after these sessions
βοΈThe role of the facilitators during these sessions
The awarding of contracts to all DEI trainers and facilitators by the TDSB
βοΈA review
I invite you to sign this petition & share it widely. TDSB & the DEI industry must be held accountable for the harm they have done. These struggle sessions must end.
Demand an Inquiry into the Death of Richard Bilkszto - Sign the Petition! via
@CdnChange
@MyLordBebo
"Oh wait wait wait wait, just a second, I was accused of homophobia because I'm against pedophilia? Who actually makes the connections between that?"
Well.
The third set of 'information' from the
@KojoInstitute
FOI was just dropped in my inbox.
Freedom of Information requests were made to
@WaterlooCDSB
@wrdsb
and
@citywaterloo
IN AUGUST 2023 and I'll let you in on one of many commonalities:
They redact the amountπΈevery.
"But that's when... That's when...
you as students, as kids, need to start teaching your parents. Like I had to teach my parents."
π²
There is way too much to unpack with this...
Take a listen for yourself.
Imagine!?
The only hate and abuse that occurred by anyone
EXCLUSIVE: An elementary teacher in Windsor, Ontario berated Muslim students for skipping LGBTQ pride day, telling them their abstention was βdisgustingβ and βan incredible show of hatredβ that makes her not want to be their educator. Recording obtained by
@TrueNorthCentre
.
This. This is the president of
@CUPEOntario
.
The average *salary* for a CUPE President isΒ $185,715 per yearΒ in Canada. The average 'additional cash compensation'** for a CUPE President in the Canada is $40,388, with a range from $16,319 - $99,956.
**Additional cash compensation
Fred Hahn, the president of CUPE, says teachers have a right to keep the social transition of a child a secret from parents and that βwhite supremacistsβ are funding and promoting parental rights protests against gender ideology.
CUPE is the biggest union in Canada.
I have a great deal of sorrow for every sad and incredibly lost soul in this audio recording.
I feel more sadness for each and every person trapped in the prison of their own thoughts... maybe even more so than the sadness I feel for Richard Bilkszto - and that's a whole lot of
New audio not embedded in our story of DEI trainer, Kike Ojo-Thompson inviting other educators in the session to comment on the "resistor" namely Richard Bilkszto. They mercilessly piled on him with no one coming to his defence. They couldn't even bring themselves to refer to him
I would be mortified if there was a 'White Parent Info Night'.
πWhat do you need to tell me that isn't for all of my other brothers and sisters!? π€¨
I'm ashamed of funding a school board that segregates humans. I don't condone racism. What an embarrassment
@wrdsb
.
@EM_POWR
@JodiKoberinski
Still using the unfortunate actions of others as a bullying strategy to make people do what you want?
I have never experienced such accusations. I'll continue to take it and shed the light - no matter how many times you come at me.
Imagine being sued by someone for suppressing their free speech and in the process suing them for...
...wait for it... suppressing free speech.
It's straight out of the twilight zone circus shows.πͺ
βThe anti-SLAPP law was created to *prevent* large corporations from using
After 20 months of dragging their feet on legal deadlines,
@WRDSB
filed an Anti-SLAPP motion to dismiss my defamation suit against them.
Watch my brief update here:
@CdnPressNews
@WR_Record
"My daughter came home crying saying her best friend didn't want to play w her anymore bc they talked about skin colour being 'the most important thing' in class today. My daughter's BF is black, she wanted to play w other kids who had similar skin colour."
~Former
#WRDSB
parent
π―οΈLet's just take a moment and reflect on what this means:
A discerning teacher, of 20 years, goes before the
@wrdsb
about concerns with some of the books in the schools, at the board she teaches at.
The acting chair at that time,
@ScottPiatkowski
shuts her down before she's
Geoff Horsman, was our fifth delegate at this past
@wrdsb
#schoolboard
meeting. Iβm honoured to stand alongside these diverse parents of
#WaterlooRegion
.
π―οΈGeoff delivered a brilliant speech. I highly recommend watching the entire delegation. It was challenging to select just a
Never did I envision a time in my life when Canadians would rejoice about being able to speak out freely based on their own conscience... Yet here we are.
And perhaps we really have had it too easy - perhaps we all needed to wake up to the reality that "freedom is never more
Major win in my legal battle with the
@wrdsb
! Justice Ramsay's ruling affirms our right to free expression. It's a clear message: Human Rights Codes must not be weaponized, and defamation will not be tolerated.
@wrdsb
@Sflecce
@fordnation
@ONeducation
I must say, the π₯ in my belly is a-burn'n bright and the faith, for the strength of people coming together for good, is going strong!
Join in,
#WaterlooRegion
- grand/parents, children, educators, citizens, light leaders - next week,
Sept 20th @ 9am, Kitchener City Hall
to
This is a special message from the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario.
@ETFOeducators
Why is our education system political?
Is it not to be nonpartisan
Is it not to *include* everyone?
Is it not to have *diversity*?
Is it not to be equitable for all?
Why then, have
There's a lot to share. I'll do my very best to get more of these from
#WRDSB
parents, staff, and students who have agreed to or requested that I get these out.
Voices silenced. People who have had enough.
#VoteOct24
This NDP (Non-Democratic Party slate of trustees does not take well to diversity of thought.
βYou are NOT any 'wrong kind of black man',
@_MikeRamsay
. Anyone who attacks in this manner for having opposing opinions are anti-diversity, anti- inclusiveness and anti-democracy.
Just wondering if
@wrdsb
will be putting out a statement apologizing for putting out a false claim that there were hate-protests happening in
#WaterlooRegion
and once again creating division amongst our
#WRDSB
community. And perhaps for telling those, they claim to be
Vote4
-Truth,trust&transparencyβwhere constituents &educators r confident in the ed our students r receiving
-Looking 2educators 2tell us what students need in their classrooms+ensuring theyβre equipped w the supports
-Protecting our children&their learning fm political ideology
@naner81
@Nantanreikan
You think these books are the only way to help that 10 year old out?
What if for every child that may be helped from the book... several more are being accessed for abuse? Do you know for certain it is more helpful than harmful? Would love to know.
Who here was paying attention in Aug, 2018?
π
"We expect our teachers, principals and school board officials to fulfill their obligations to parents and children when it comes to what our students learn in the classroom," said Ford
@fordnation
"We will not tolerate anybody
I have been honoured to have courageous conversations with
@NadineGNess
, a former RCMP officer trained in profiling and interviewing sexual predators - this would include those who are pedophiles and those who aren't.
Nadine learned how sex offenders think, how they behave and
β οΈβΌοΈβ οΈWARNING SEXUALIZED CONTENTβ οΈβΌοΈβ οΈ
Meet Carin Bondar, currently acting as a School Board corp trustee and "stands for inclusivity, diversity & science literacy in Chilliwack Education" in BC, Canada.
I couldn't let this one slide.
I am shocked that this person is still an
Imagine having such little faith in your ideas that you attempt to boycott community assistance services that help people feed themselves and their families, with the thought of having to explain them!? π³
What best describes this? Hate, anger,
This beautiful soul, Carolyn Burjoski, spoke before the
@wrdsb
schoolboard corporation for the first time since January 17, 2022.
What a loss our schools have suffered with her 'early retirement'. Students, families, new Canadians were all blessed to have this woman as their
"What DEI research concludes about diversity training: It is divisive, counter-productive and unnecessary.β
Honoured to be able to say
@DMillardHaskell
is one of our very own a parents of
#WaterlooRegion
standing for truth. π―
#DEIisDEATH
@EM_POWR
There is NO justification for DEI.
In light of the evidence, DEI should DIE.
I show in this new report (published by the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy) there's no evidence it does anything good but the research clearly shows it can do harm.
Parents are receiving their children's report cards with pronouns of βthey/them/theirβ. Teachers using them say it was suggested,at an inclusivity workshop, to use gender-less pronouns.
@wrdsb
constituents, do you agree? Have you been consulted on this suggestion?
@voices4chgcan
Another example of the mentality inside our classrooms, with our children:
"You can teach your kids that there are only two genders but in school they will learn the truth, that gender is a spectrum."
Parents with children in publicly funded schools, would you consent to your
In light of this coming
@wrdsb
board meeting, this coming Monday. I am preparing a summary of the happenings regarding age-appropriateness of books with this particular school board corporation.
Here is one of many mind-bending moments:
Acting Trustee, Carla Johnson
One yr since I watched, as this teacher of 20yrs presented concerns to the
@wrdsb
re the age appropriateness/misleading content in some of the books, currently at our children's schools.
@wrdsb
, teachers&constituents still share these same concerns.
Grateful4u
@carolynburjoski
@JesseBWatters
Thank you for holding strong,
@jordanbpeterson
. I pray, that you have a tremendous amound of immediate support surrounding you that too stays strongπ
Professional Development (PD) day, here at the
@wrdsb
.
Up next... training about the new French Immersion program?... nope.
...Destreaming? Nope...guess again!
Oh oh oh... finally,PD for the math curriculum that was released in 2020!!π
No, silly...
#onted
#ontedisdead
@Sflecce
I wish I had more time to get to know Richard better. Even still, I know he was consistently working and sacrificing through the 'tough' to do right by our kids, their education, and our future. If only we had known how tough.
Richard was a man who showed up. Someone others
A Waterloo
@wrdsb
elementary school principal (Phillip Sallewsky, 55, of Kitchener) is facing multiple child sexual exploitation charges following a joint investigation that involved the London, TO & Waterloo police services.Β
#onted
#onpoli
#canpoli
@wrdsb
@WCDSBNewswire
5. Notice of Non-Consent.
Here is an example you can use to tell your school that you do not consent. This is tailored to non-consent of having your kids instructed in gender ideology, but it is available as a fill-able PDF form or a Word document that can be customized if
There is way too much of this.
We must protect the educators who are in the system for the purpose of serving the students, not political agendas.
#voteOct24
#WRDSBtrustee
Why are so many Ontario teachers feeling this way
@Sflecce
? Will you be a voice of reason? Please put adequate protections in place for teachers who are not woke radicals. They need to know that they can present dissenting views and not lose their jobs over it.
#FreeTheTeachers
@wrdsb
@WCDSBNewswire
3. A link to book reviews of some of the books that have been in question and/or that many discerning parents/citizens do not consent to having accessible in our publicly funded schooled systems:
@wrdsb
@WCDSBNewswire
4. Here are a couple of videosΒ that came up in discussion. Interviews with the psychological expert re these books and the impacts of having them accessible to children. I ask for a steel man argument as to why these are necessary for children.
Thousands of the
@wrdsb
community simply want the
#wrdsb
board of trustees, collectively, to represent the wrdsb constituency. Is that unreasonable?
Why are these 6 trustees holding on so tightly to get what they *want* and not what's right,fair & just?π€
Parents, school staff, constituents π. Pls tell me if this is what you want for our elected officials.
Are you aware?
Do you condone?
Do you want something different?
Wendy Ashby (
@jwashby01
) is a WRCDSB trustee. Iβm speechless.
How is this real life?
@WCDSBNewswire
#onted
@TheFrankDomenic
Awe Frank, I'm so sorry for you. You mistook you being absolutely and positively indoctrinated as 'you becoming a better person'. π
Has this man lost his mind? π€―
@ScottPiatkowski
is a school board trustee at the
@wrdsb
and *this* is the takeaway from the biased article he read.π
#ProtectTransKids
? Yes -Of course!
I thought this was about inclusion?
I thought this was about βallβ kids?
How about the kids
"Itβs the fundamental responsibility of parents to know what is going on with their kids. If they do not, that is their failing β not a teacherβs."
#ProtectTransKids
@lollybags45
@wrdsb
Strange.
The mention of
@wrdsb
was "one of our wise wrdsb teachers..." π€
This is me "slamming wrdsb with hate"!?π§
My goodness, the torment it must be to have such cognitive dissonance run so rampant in your mind.
"Oh wait wait wait wait, just a second, I was accused of homophobia because I'm against pedophilia? Who actually makes the connections between that?"
π¨Foucault, aka the 'godfather of queer theory', "argued for the eradication of age of consent laws (as in down to infants)."
@wrdsb
Out of the internet of accountability, this comment comes to us from a
@wrdsb
teacher that doesn't currently trust that they can speak their conscious thoughts, openly to this school board without facing some sort of reprehension. (Something more to think about).
Finally got in the
@wrdsb
meeting this evening, after many cleared out after the delegations.
I was the 8th of 10 public school funders turned away at the door.
Public school funders who funded this $1 million space, fire rated for 300 and only allowing 30 in no. matter. what.
This is how it's been for the last few months at the
@wrdsb
. Some of our last meetings were met with such desperate attempts to demonstrate control by the board, that they instructed one security guard to hand us numbers, only to walk a few meters and pass that number to another
More authoritarian measures and limits on free speech from the
@HWDSB
.
Here again, trustees are giving away their power to UNELECTED board staff.
The board is violating the Education Act.
Waterloo Region District School Board Trustees Discuss Approach to Filling Two Vacancies.
Notice the 'ideologies' that require no sober second thought as "it only delays the inevitable." If you've been following along, you'd know that the trustees who are suggesting some
@unlearn16tweet
I will be praying for your soul. You are so incredibly lost.π
I can wish you well while simultaneously working to insure the publicly funded school systems that I help fund would never contain arrogantly angry activists identifying as teachers.
Imagine teaching kids to hate the body they are in, this much?
Imagine teaching them to shame their vessel in this way?
For someone who has spent their life dedicated to helping people value themselves... π
.
#wrdsb
constituents π let's keep this out of
@wrdsb
There's gold at the end of this rainbow! We're delighted to announce our magnificent shortlist of brilliant authors and illustrators for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2023!
Chosen by our booksellers across the country, discover them all:
#WCBP23
I'm still reflecting on:
Principal: Is that what you believe!? That's crazy to me.
Nurse: That's what I know, I've seen it. I'm a Nurse.
Principal: Oh, that's too bad you're a nurse.
π³π€¨π
#wrdsb
constituents π
#onpoli
#onted
#canpoli
#ocdsb
Here is an
@OCDSB
school principal talking with members of the public outside tonight.
βThatβs too bad that youβre a nurseβ, he says to OCDSB mom
@BethanNodwell
.
A heartfelt thank you to
@canindependent
for addressing this important issue.π―οΈ
I believe that restricting the boardroom isn't about the physical safety of corporate servants but about safeguarding their flawed ideas and questionable character. More people in the room means more
WATCH: The Waterloo Region District School Board has implemented a βpolicyβ restricting parents from attending in person school board meetings.
Waterloo Region is in southwestern Ontario and consists of three large cities: Kitchener, Waterloo, and Cambridge, and four small
Canada,
Our home.
Our native land.
True *patriot* love in all of us command.β
With glowing hearts we see thee rise - The True. The North. The strong and free!πͺ
From far and wide... Canada, we stand on guard for thee.π€
God keep our land glorious and free!π
O Canada, we
Humbled to have the many veteran teachers, principles, superintendents & former WRDSB Trustees connect, to share their support of me running in this election. I can't express how much that means to me. Thank you,
@JohnHen92365215
for this oneπ
#VoteOct24
YourVoiceMatters
"So he used young people to start a cultural revolution, to topple down statues, bring down old buildings, demonize all religions, go after all dissident voices and to turn all the Chinese against each other - family turn against each other, neighbors turn against each other...
This is a direct result of anti-racist math (ie. racist math).
When 2+2=5, it's challenging to put the numbers together.
@wrdsb
's Director of Education was rewarded an additional $55,800 surplus on his pay cheque in 2023 from 2022. In ONE year ($290,987).
We have more
#WRDSB
Submitted FOI requests to the
@OCDSB
and
@OttCatholicSB
today regarding their dealings with KOJO. (Thanks for your help
@MichaelTeper1
&
@CrisBairosFern
.)
βPlease provide all records of dealings between the [School Board] and KOJO Institute, its directors and/or officers, since
I want the very best for our kids. I want every student in the
#WRDSB
to know they are welcome & valued.
I hesitate to express these hopes in terms of βinclusivityβ/βdiversityβ/ βequity.β Unfortunately, those terms, as they are now being used, have been very narrowly applied.
Wowzas! Just a few minutes after responding (to a message I was tagged into, of course)... and responding rather sincerely to - not presuming or accusing... just asking questions that I would love the answers to...
These are just some of the examples of the reactions to my
A 10-year-girl picked up "It's Perfectly Normal" when at the library. She showed her mom the chapter on sexual abuse and said, βThis is me.β She was being abused by her father. (1/3)
"Sex is established at conception and recognized at birth, if not sooner."
"Kids don't need their development interrupted. The girls do not need their period stopped and their voices lowered - and the boys do not need to grow breasts."
"...There is no evidence of long-term
"There is no evidence of long-term benefit, but there is evidence of harm." Dr. Miriam Grossman dismantles "Gender Affirming Care" in a US House Hearing last August. This ideology has no place in public policy.
#NHPolitics
#KSPolitics
@donoharm
@davidtodor8
@wrdsb
Thanks for standing for our children,
@davidtodor8
. I hadn't seen the board work as hard as they did last night, to attempt knocking you out.
Fear presented in full πͺ fashion.
This is a comment from an employed teacher at a publicly funded school. This is the outlook he has on those who do not consent to the exposure of sexualized content provided at schools today, particularly the age of exposure.
Is there hope for this system?
Standing ovation for
@AlottaMalotta
's sentiments today at the
@HaltonDSB
.
TY for your intellectual courage to speak sensible truth, Julia. & TY
@parentsofhdsb
for the love, energy & care you continue to put forth for all the kids and staff at your schools.
Now let's find out how much π° for each school board and Municipal gov in Ontario...
Let's keep one another posted as to what has been requested!π
(FOI requests re:
@KojoInstitute
have been sent to
@wrdsb
@WCDSBNewswire
and
@citywaterloo
)
Reach out if you need help π
If
Fascinating Fact:
πALL (but one) of
@wrdsb
Trustees with 'Political Contributions' (and aspirations) are that of NDP affiliation π
@Sflecce
#onted
has been hijacked. All that remains are Non-Democratic Party Indoctrination Centers.
π§΅
Contentious issues are opportunities for formative conversations and collaborative action that in turn builds an education system in which all students excel. With a servant attitude and a desire to lead with integrity, I'm honoured to be a possible catalyst for these changesπ
@diannejgb
It's there for anyone and everyone who chooses it. It's always been that way and will forever be that way. Until then, I still wish you and your child well.
.
#WaterlooRegion
π
Take a look at this
#wrdsb
father being cut off by
@weston_jd
, the chair of
@wrdsb
, for providing "too much context" and "stating his opinion"...
...and then watch a delegation that follows (in the thread) where nearly 100% of
@justin_buhr
's 3min
The
@wrdsb
chair
@weston_jd
shuts down a parent's delegation because he is providing "too much context".
Parents are speaking out against trustees secretly handpicking elected people.
Do you think this "unbiased chair" needs to police thoughts she doesn't agree with?
What a tremendous win!
I hope you realize how huge this has been to the movement of the people & how we are only getting started. To all of u strong vessels of hope&truth:send ur email-we shall stay connected for what's to come!Much gratitude to you all!π
@OECTAProv
@fordnation
"And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds."
~2 Corinthians 11:14-15
Who are you serving,
@OECTAProv
?
You calling me hateful names because I don't agree with the manner in which you claim to be eradicating hate, doesn't mean I'm hateful or that I don't like you.
.
It means I don't like your ideas about the manner in which you claim to be eradicating hate.
"As usual, no concrete and measurable problems identified, no specific interventions prescribed, no metrics provided to monitor efficacy of interventions, and no identifiable/measurable end point. Let alone any randomized controlled trials to evaluate these 'trainings'. Best
And don't forget, Ojo-Thompson states herself that we should be asking:
"What difference has all of this made? What outcomes have you seen that are different?"
We, as funders of this *training* should be able to obtain from these organizations and governments the answer to:
@OPCouncil
If you want to honour Richard Bilkszto, put to death all hijacked DEI. Perhaps it's time for a 'Richard's Law'
...an 'Ethical Consulting Act' of sorts.
One that is effective in establishing ethical guidelines and standards for all training consultants operating in publicly
I am appalled that there are people out here, who are so hateful, arrogant &entitled. I accept it though. What I do not accept, is allowing these people to be the ones having influence on our children. I think above these elections, it's time to evaluate those in these roles.
My apologies, I made an error in presuming that
@carolynburjoski
had the same lawyer for both cases. This may have added to the confusion. This pertains to the anti-SLAPP case, not the defamation case.
In this instance,
@ScottPiatkowski
invoked anti-SLAPP against
This is
@wrdsb
trustee Cindy Watson. She stands for you and me, no matter what your opinions, she stands for those funding the public schools, and holds particular attention for the parents of the children attending these schools. Thank you,
@cindyw_watson
. We appreciate youπ