Opponents of mandated masking in schools forced postponement of a meeting on Tuesday evening.
meeting at the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board headquarters. It ended without a vote after those who supported masking were heckled and jeered, with those opposed to the measure chanting “freedom” and “shame.”Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
School boards must be able to go on fact-finding missions and listen to members of the community, but they also have to be able to debate issues and make decisions.Trustee Lyra Evans, Ottawa-Carleton District School Board chair, says boards have legal obligations to hear public submissions, but also obligations to keep staff safe.
Cathy Abraham, president of the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association, said raucous meetings had happened before. During this fall’s municipal elections, she heard from candidates who felt threatened. Other school boards have taken actions ranging from hiring security firms to requiring the public to watch proceedings in another room via video, or holding meetings online, as school boards have done throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.Article content
The injunction worked with the convoy and it could work in this case if it was known that protesters could be arrested for contempt of court, Attaran said. An injunction could prevent people from protesting inside the school board building, but they could protest outside.
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