As a child growing up in the small Black community of Gibson Woods, N.S., Johnson administered tests to her Barbie dolls and graded them afterwards. The parents of Johnson's Grade 1 class had kept their children home to protest her employment. Even though one child showed up, Johnson didn't get to teach — the boy was sent to join his brother's Grade 2 class. The parents insisted they weren't racist; they just preferred the substitute teacher. The substitute was then brought in to teach alongside Johnson, but Johnson chose not to involve the school board.

Source: CBC News August 25, 2020 09:00 UTC