Grade 11 St. Joseph’s Catholic High School student Josh Alexander and his friends were barred from going to his brother’s graduation for wearing their Save Canada hats. .“Josh, I already told you why,” said Renfrew County District School Board (RCDSB) superintendent Jacqueline Poirier in a Wednesday video. .“I gave you the option.” .Alexander said that option is because Poirier disapproves of his personal views. He added that is her issue rather than his. .“I’m here to watch my little brother’s graduation,” he said. .If he wanted to come into the graduation ceremony, Poirier said he and his friends have to remove their Save Canada hats. The hats contravene the RCDSB’s policies. .The superintendent went on to say the venue is not a public space because it is a school. She said schools can say what the code of conduct is, “and the code of conduct is we’re not going to have the hats on.” .One of Alexander’s friends chimed in by saying he saw multiple other people wearing hats. She asked if they say Save Canada on them. .His other friend asked what is wrong with save Canada. He wanted to know if she finds it hateful. .Poirier saw she was being recorded. .“I don’t approve of you recording me, so turn it off,” she said. .Alexander and his friends went outside Cobden District Public School, and he said they had been waiting in the chairs for the ceremony to begin. Poirier had security remove them for wearing the hats. .Security knew who he was and told his crew and him they would have to remove the hats or leave the building. He said they "refuse to compromise our values because of the woke indoctrination system’s demands."."And now here we are in the rain in Cobden," he said. .Alexander — who was barred from class for opposing gender ideology — was arrested for attending St. Joseph’s in February..READ MORE: Catholic student opposed to biological males in women’s washrooms arrested for attending school.“I have just been arrested and charged at my Catholic high school for attending class after being excluded for indicating my intent to adhere to my religious beliefs,” he said. .Liberty Coalition Canada said the timing of the suspension “suggests retaliation for Josh organizing a student walk-out regarding the refusal of St. Joseph’s principal, Derek Lennox, to address the concerns of a female student regarding male students accessing the girls’ washrooms.”.Alexander said on May 7 his parents were removed from their positions as teachers at the RCDSB because of their relationship to him. .READ MORE: WATCH: Josh Alexander alleges parents suspended from jobs with Ontario school board.“This morning, I found out my mom has been put under investigation and removed from the classroom indefinitely,” he said. .“My dad had already been kicked out two weeks ago.” .The RCDSB could not be reached for comment in time for publication.
Grade 11 St. Joseph’s Catholic High School student Josh Alexander and his friends were barred from going to his brother’s graduation for wearing their Save Canada hats. .“Josh, I already told you why,” said Renfrew County District School Board (RCDSB) superintendent Jacqueline Poirier in a Wednesday video. .“I gave you the option.” .Alexander said that option is because Poirier disapproves of his personal views. He added that is her issue rather than his. .“I’m here to watch my little brother’s graduation,” he said. .If he wanted to come into the graduation ceremony, Poirier said he and his friends have to remove their Save Canada hats. The hats contravene the RCDSB’s policies. .The superintendent went on to say the venue is not a public space because it is a school. She said schools can say what the code of conduct is, “and the code of conduct is we’re not going to have the hats on.” .One of Alexander’s friends chimed in by saying he saw multiple other people wearing hats. She asked if they say Save Canada on them. .His other friend asked what is wrong with save Canada. He wanted to know if she finds it hateful. .Poirier saw she was being recorded. .“I don’t approve of you recording me, so turn it off,” she said. .Alexander and his friends went outside Cobden District Public School, and he said they had been waiting in the chairs for the ceremony to begin. Poirier had security remove them for wearing the hats. .Security knew who he was and told his crew and him they would have to remove the hats or leave the building. He said they "refuse to compromise our values because of the woke indoctrination system’s demands."."And now here we are in the rain in Cobden," he said. .Alexander — who was barred from class for opposing gender ideology — was arrested for attending St. Joseph’s in February..READ MORE: Catholic student opposed to biological males in women’s washrooms arrested for attending school.“I have just been arrested and charged at my Catholic high school for attending class after being excluded for indicating my intent to adhere to my religious beliefs,” he said. .Liberty Coalition Canada said the timing of the suspension “suggests retaliation for Josh organizing a student walk-out regarding the refusal of St. Joseph’s principal, Derek Lennox, to address the concerns of a female student regarding male students accessing the girls’ washrooms.”.Alexander said on May 7 his parents were removed from their positions as teachers at the RCDSB because of their relationship to him. .READ MORE: WATCH: Josh Alexander alleges parents suspended from jobs with Ontario school board.“This morning, I found out my mom has been put under investigation and removed from the classroom indefinitely,” he said. .“My dad had already been kicked out two weeks ago.” .The RCDSB could not be reached for comment in time for publication.
