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Matthew Lau: An Ontario school board says education is inherently racist. Its own data says otherwise

Even if the system isn't furthering 'white supremacy,' parents have reason to be concerned and should be given more choice

At a recent staff meeting at an elementary school in the York Region District School Board (YRDSB), a presentation reportedly asked teachers to accept that, “The institution of education is an instrumental tool for maintaining and furthering the ideology of white supremacy. It is not the responsibility of people with intersecting marginalized identities to prove this. I will engage in dialogue about how we dismantle the structures and systems of white supremacy rather than engage in debate about whether these lived realities exist.”

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For the sake of argument, suppose that statement is true and educational institutions in Ontario really are tools for “furthering the ideology of white supremacy.” How best could we dismantle these racist institutions? The answer is easy: school choice. In British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Quebec — but not Ontario — the provincial governments partially fund independent schools, making them more affordable to more families. Ontario should follow suit.

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