An Ontario school board that stopped a former elementary school teacher from questioning the age-appropriateness of sexual content in children’s books allowed in her school’s library, has submitted a Statement of Defence, denying the allegations claimed in her defamation lawsuit. Carolyn Burjoski, who filed a Statement of Claim against the Waterloo Region District School Board…
Ontario School Board That Called Former Teacher ‘Transphobic’ Submits Defence in Lawsuit
Ontario Teacher Responds to School Board’s Defence in Defamation Case Over Accusation Her Comments Were ‘Transphobic’
Carolyn Burjoski, a former elementary school teacher who has launched a defamation lawsuit against the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) and its chair after her comments about age-appropriateness of sexual content in children’s books were called “transphobic,” has released a video responding to the board’s defence. The school board submitted a statement of defence…
Former Ontario Teacher Files 2nd Lawsuit Against School Board Over Removal From Meeting
A former elementary teacher has filed her second lawsuit against the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB)—this time to overturn a decision that stopped her from questioning the age-appropriateness of sexual content in children’s books allowed in her school’s library. Carolyn Burjoski, who worked as a WRDSB teacher for over 20 years, announced her second…
Ontario Teacher Files Defamation Lawsuit Against School Board for Calling Her ‘Transphobic’
A retired teacher is filing a defamation lawsuit against Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) and its board chair for calling her “transphobic” and ordering her to stay home from school after she raised questions about the age-appropriateness of sexual content in children’s books in an elementary school library earlier this year. Carolyn Burjoski, who…
Gender-Inclusive Language ‘Marginalises’ Women’s Humanity Health Experts Say
Changing words like ‘women’ and ‘mothers’ to gender-inclusive terms like ‘vagina owners’ or ‘birthers’ in medical research has the potential to dehumanise women and diminish the importance of the mother-child relationship, leading researchers have said. In an opinion article officially published in the journal Frontiers in Global Women’s Health on Feb. 7, 10 women’s health…
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