Oct. 15, 2024 — Halton District School Board
Families, students, staff, and community members are invited to attend the first session of the Director’s Panel series for the 2024-2025 school year on Monday, Oct. 21 at 6 p.m. Each session in this series explores issues and themes impacting students and education today. Sessions are led by Director of Education Curtis Ennis and Human Rights & Equity Advisor Pardeep Nagra. Panelists featured in the Director’s Panel series may also include HDSB students, parents/guardians and subject-matter experts.
The upcoming session in the series will be:
Schools, Human Rights, and the Canadian Charter
Monday, Oct. 21 from 6 to 7 p.m.
This will be a virtual event with the livestream linked on the HDSB website (hdsb.ca).
Registration is not required.
Schools, Human Rights and the Canadian Charter explores how human rights and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms are applied within HDSB schools. Through thoughtful discussion and open dialogue, the panel will delve into emerging challenges and consider best practices for upholding human rights in a way that supports both individual freedoms and the collective well-being of our school communities.
As we begin the Director’s Panel series for the 2024-2025 school year, this first session will provide an opportunity for us to come together and engage in meaningful discussions about how to support individual students and our school communities as a whole. Through these important conversations, we will explore ways to ensure that our schools are environments where both individual rights and the rights of all are upheld and respected, and where all students feel a sense of belonging, kindness and community, preparing them to become informed global citizens.
Curtis Ennis, HDSB Director of Education
Joining the session as a panelist will be Gillian Tuck Kutarna, a lawyer specializing in legal advice for organizations in the education and not-for-profit sectors. With extensive experience navigating complex human rights issues, particularly in situations where rights or interests conflict, Gillian will offer valuable insights on how these challenges can be addressed in schools, including strategies for balancing competing rights.
Those interested in attending the event can submit a question to the panel before the session through this Google Form: https://bit.ly/3zHANW5
