The Toronto District School Board has apologized to families after middle-school students attending a downtown field trip ended up in a rally where pro-Palestinian slogans were heard.
Parents had been told that their children would attend the Grassy Narrows River Run rally and march to Queen’s Park from Grange Park on Wednesday, a community event organized in support of the Grassy Narrows First Nation to learn about the impact of mercury contamination in that community. Schools were aware the event would likely have a political component but assured parents in a letter that students would not be participating in a planned rally.