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Questions for Candidates
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We have seen an alarming increase in antisemitic incidents in Ontario schools. Jewish students are feeling increasingly marginalized and ostracized. If elected, how will you ensure Jewish students are properly protected at school, both physically and emotionally?
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Over the past 15 months, we have seen students leave their classrooms and, instead of learning as they should be, they are participating in intimidating and hate-filled protests, some of which are on or close to school grounds. Will you implement stricter rules to ensure students cannot hold protests on school grounds and protect our kids from people and organizations that have no affiliation with the school or students?
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Geopolitics have no place in the classroom, and yet we see activist teachers repeatedly using their authority to disseminate ideas and rhetoric castigating Jewish children. Will you commit to ensuring that curriculum and resources developed by the government and school boards are fact-based and balanced to combat antisemitism in the classroom?
- The IHRA working definition of antisemitism was developed over many years with significant research to ensure it captured the Jewish experience of antisemitism. Will you ensure that school boards follow the examples of the Province of Ontario, the Government of Canada, and many countries around the world, and adopt the IHRA definition?