The Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) will be offering a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) summer camp restricted to black students. .“The @DurhamCatholic school board is ‘pleased to share’ they are hosting a summer camp for only black students,” said former Ontario high school teacher Chanel Pfahl in a Tuesday tweet. .The DCDSB said it was pleased to announce registration for its summer STEM Camps for Black Students has opened. .“These free camps are open to students who are currently in Grade 9 and 10,” it said. .“They are being offered in partnership with Ontario Tech University, McMaster University, and Queen’s University.” .Former People’s Party of Canada candidate Stephen Makk (Simcoe North, ON) accused the camp of segregation. .“Try doing a whites-only camp,” said Makk. .Quillette associate editor Jonathan Kay mocked the camp. .“1950s American segregationists achieving their fondest dreams, with a little help from Ontario school boards,” said Kay. .The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) said on March 10 it was hosting a career fair restricted to non-white people at the WRDSB Education Centre on March 29. .READ MORE: Ontario school board to hold racially segregated job fair for nonwhite people.“Our diverse student body needs and deserves to have role models who understand their lived experiences,” said the WRDSB. .It linked to a press release, where it says research shows “students do better in terms of academic achievement and well-being when they see themselves reflected in their learning and in positions of leadership within the school system.”
