Ontario's Minister of Education says she ordered an urgent review of the York Region District School Board because she wasn't satisfied with the plan the board presented in January to address issues of systemic racism. Hunter said the board did request independent support in tackling the problem, and that school board chair Loralea Carruthers is open to the review. Parents call for trustee to resignWhile the review is conducted, parents continue to call for school board trustee Nancy Elgie to resign. "As Minister it's not my role to tell an individual elected official to resign," Hunter said. "We're bringing the expertise, with a balance of human rights, equity, governance, leadership and education so that we can really reset the York Region District School board on a path to focus on the outcome for students."

Source: CBC News January 27, 2017 19:44 UTC