Canadian school board restricts career fair to ‘Indigenous, Black and Racialized Individuals’
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The Waterloo Region District School Board is encouraging candidates who are not white to attend the job fair.
(LifeSiteNews) – A Canadian school board in Ontario announced it will hold a career fair that excludes white people who do not fit the “for Indigenous, Black and Racialized Individuals” category.
According to the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB), the career fair for non-whites only, which will be held March 29, is needed because “Our diverse student body needs and deserves to have role models who understand their lived experiences.”
In a press release about the career fair, the WRDSB stated that Ontario’s Ministry of Education has “identified a significant gap that exists not only in the Waterloo Region but across Ontario.”
“In response, the ministry has directed boards to encourage diversity in the teaching workforce, as it should be reflective of the diversity in the province,” the WRDSB claimed.
According to the WRDSB, “when students see themselves reflected in the education system, they perform better.”
The WRDSB claimed that hiring more non-whites is “not only beneficial for Indigenous, Black and racialized students but for all students who can benefit from a diverse and inclusive learning environment.”
The career fair will be hiring for a variety of positions, including janitorial, teaching, and administrative ones.
The WRDSB was quickly blasted on Twitter after it announced the non-white career fair.
Twitter user Jamie Mask blasted the WRDSB’s career fair as promoting segregation.
“How will you be sorting humans at the door to allow entry? Colour pallettes, facial measurements, eye colour, DNA,” Mask wrote.
“Your diverse student body needs and deserves to have role models who don’t practice politics of divisiveness and segregation.”