Daily Archives: 1/30/2009
My Canada includes “O Canada”
| 1/30/2009 | Posted by Patti under Canadian News |
The principal at the Belleisle Elementary School in Springfield, New Brunswick pulled the daily singing of “O Canada” at the start of the 2007 school year. This has recently come to light as the result of a letter to a local paper. Many, if not most of the parents, were unaware of the decision by Erik Millett.
He claims that a couple of parents complained and in the spirit of accommodation and inclusiveness, he cancelled the singing for everyone. They do still sing the anthem at school assemblies. He hasn’t divulged why the alleged parents complained which has led to considerable speculation by people commenting on news stories of the controversy.
Millett also claims that some children were having physical reactions to the playing of the anthem as they thought they were “doing something wrong”. He’s planning on taking his decision to the Human Rights Commission. Rather an odd action for a principal to take over a couple of parents complaining. You’d think the alleged parents would be ones taking that action. If there were any parents. (more…)
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