Valedictorian told to stay home after making pro-Palestinian remarks in grad speech | CBC News

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/valedictorian-told-to-stay-home-after-making-pro-palestinian-remarks-in-grad-speech-1.5758371

Elizabeth Yao, the graduating valedictorian at Bell High School in west Ottawa, was told not to go to school on Monday after she made pro-Palestinian remarks during a speech at her commencement ceremony.

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Kaput@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Not happy about a teenagers speech during highschool ceremony, Now it's national news. Congratulation dumbass. Genuine congratulation to the young woman, for speaking out.

some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org · 9 pts · 1y

Excuse me, Ms Streisand. Could I get your attention?

Enkers@sh.itjust.works · 16 pts · 1y (1 reply)

"I'm a little angry, maybe, at the unfortunate situation, especially since I had connected the situation to the values of the school board and what I had learned throughout my four years of being at the school," she said.

"I was applying that to being an advocate and making sure that those who are oppressed have a voice in our society."

It'd be great if the OCDSB school board could act with the same integrity that they're trying to instill in their students.

shutz@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 1y

Especially with a name like OCD School Board. You'd think they'd pay attention to the details...

IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

Show up and make them arrest you. Massage sure you have the Canadian version of standing.