Calgary's Catholic school board has apologized days after a recording surfaced of a principal using the N-word in discussion with a group of Black students. Four students at St. Michael School were suspended for recording principal Lianne Anderson's remarks without her knowledge and posting it online — something the school board said violates the student code of conduct, CBC News reported WednesdayChief superintendent Bryan Szumlas apologized Friday on behalf of the Calgary Catholic School District. I think, as human beings, we all make mistakes, and to quote what the principal told me this morning, 'Dr. Chief superintendent Bryan Szumlas has apologized on behalf of the school board and says the use of the word is never appropriate in any context. Pineda's petition also calls on the school board to say what percentage of its executive leadership and full-time faculty members are Black, Indigenous or people of colour.

Source: CBC News October 02, 2020 23:38 UTC