Human rights complaint seeks Ontario school ban on clothing depicting Indigenous stereotypes

Ontario’s Ministry of Education is battling an Ottawa family before the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal who filed a complaint aimed at banning the use of clothing depicting Indigenous stereotypes in schools across the province.

The complaint was filed this past December by Jean-Paul Allard on behalf of his eight year-old daughter Isabela Courchene. The case is headed for mediation on September 7. The complaint alleges the Ministry of Education is discriminating against Indigenous students by allowing the use of clothing that stereotypes their culture or displays racial slurs.

http://aptnnews.ca/2017/05/18/human-rights-complaint-seeks-ontario-school-ban-on-clothing-depicting-indigenous-stereotypes/