— An allegation from a school janitor who claimed she was told not to speak Cree was unfounded, a school division in northern Saskatchewan said after an internal investigation. Jason Young, director of education for the Northern Lights School Division, said a letter was sent to parents and guardians Friday outlining actions taken by the division and the outcome of its probe. Rose Bradfield is a janitor at the remote Timber Bay School, about 260 kilometres north of Saskatoon near Montreal Lake. Bradfield didn’t complaint to the school or the division, but told her husband and sister about it. Young said Cree and Dene are taught in many of the schools and there is a teaching assistant to support Cree instruction in some elementary classrooms.

Source: National Post December 02, 2019 23:18 UTC