Sandals says she is OK with teachers’ workshop on ‘white privilege’

Toronto, Education Minister Liz Sandals is expressing no concerns about plans by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario to hold a workshop on “white privilege.”
The teacher’s union has a posting on its website looking for presenters for a workshop called “rethinking white privilege,” but without any definition for the term.
It asks only that candidates understand “white privilege and systemic issues,” and have a commitment to equity and social justice.
Sandals says it’s important that teachers learn about the diverse backgrounds and cultural differences of students that come to Ontario from all over the world.
But when asked if children of new Canadians should be taught that the white kids are privileged, Sandals said she doesn’t know what the content is of the union workshop.
While she appeared uncomfortable with the term ‘white privilege,’ the education minister refused to criticize it, and said it was up to the teacher’s union to chose its own titles for workshops.

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