The Thames Valley District School Board has apologized to students and families for a quiz administered in December about Indigenous people and residential schools that included inaccurate and harmful content. A student at Lester B Pearson School for the Arts told the London Free Press that she was “disappointed and surprised” by the content of the quiz and does not feel safe returning to her classroom. TVDSB officials stated the quiz was not a resource that was approved by the board and that it is conducting “a thorough investigation.” “When I first raised concerns in December, (the board) acknowledged this was a problem – but since then, their actions have been completely inadequate,” said Clint Couchie, the student’s parent and a member of the Nipissing First Nation. “Despite repeated requests, the board has failed to restore a safe learning environment, take accountability, or address the harm caused.”
