# Canada:school principal suicides after diversity training

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**Created:** [July 26, 2023, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-school-principal-suicides-after-diversity-training/987652 "2023-07-26T16:31:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-school-principal-suicides-after-diversity-training/987652/1 "2023-07-26T16:31:15Z")

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Just came out in a couple of news sources.

School principal sued the Toronto District School Board, alleging he was called a white supremacist after pushing back on a narrative being put forward at an anti -racism training session. He’s now committed suicide. Provincial Minister of education has ordered an inquiry.

> **[Former principal who sued TDSB over alleged bullying during anti-racism...](https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/former-principal-who-sued-tdsb-over-alleged-bullying-during-anti-racism-training-dies-by-suicide/article_4b9f98a9-7394-5517-909b-c69eb581aec9.amp.html)**
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> A review found the principal was subjected to “workplace harassment.” The firm that ran the training said the lawsuit paints an “inaccurate” picture.

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**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-school-principal-suicides-after-diversity-training/987652/2 "2023-07-26T16:54:59Z")

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It’s not the first time the KOJO Institute’s diversity training resulted in a lawsuit. Except for the suicide, the reporting on this previous incident is very similar. During the diversity training the trainer either said or implied Canada was racist, or was misinterpreted as saying such, and then one of the trainees took issue with that, and then it escalated very quickly and resulted in a lawsuit.

> **[Litigation started over local council's botched diversity training: Politician](https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/litigation-started-over-local-councils-botched-diversity-training-politician)**
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> SARNIA – A Sarnia city councillor who's allegedly at the centre of diversity training gone wrong for he and his political colleagues says litigation is…

I’m not assigning blame - I don’t know anything about racism in Canada or how to best go about diversity training. For all I know, aside from the suicide aspect, confrontation and lawsuits are regular occurrences for diversity training consultants.

~Max

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**Author:** ![Wolf333](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf333/32/3460_2.png) [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-school-principal-suicides-after-diversity-training/987652/3 "2023-07-26T17:21:01Z")

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That dude managed to get woke, pc, and CRT into one rant.

I’ll just assume that he was the asshole in that situation.