Responding To School Discipline
School staff must ensure the safety of all children and address inappropriate behaviour in a fair and respectful manner. Ensuring fairness demands that school staff be aware of their own …
Equity in Education
End of year message from our Board Chair
End of year message from our Board Chair As we bid farewell to 2023, I am filled with profound gratitude for all of you. Leading this organization has been an …
Advocating Each and Every Day with Parents for Diversity
This video gives you an overview of Parents for Diversity and our work. We will introduce you to our NEW Parent Advocate, Bernadeth Betchi, and to the resources used in advocacy, our newly redesigned website, Diversity Library, Parent Toolkit, and more.
Does the n-word belong in the classroom?
To be called the n-word is an unfortunate yet inevitable rite of passage for Black children. Most of us can remember the first time it was called to us. I …
What does it look like to centre anti-racism in education amidst a viral pandemic?
The four Ottawa-area public school boards are in the process of transitioning students back to learning both in-person and virtually, and as an organization committed to achieving inclusive and non-discriminatory …
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Help us ensure every child’s right to an education free from discrimination
To Our Community, It has been a while since we connected with you and we appreciate your patience as we sort out our next steps. We wanted to reach out …
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In Solidarity With Parents of Black Children and Allied Organizations
Parents for Diversity is an Ottawa-based group of parents, caregivers, and allies with varied lived experiences working to support parents and caregivers as they advocate for their children in educational …
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Communication tool to help parents and caregivers advocate for their children’s education
Given the unique times that we are experiencing during the COVID-19 pandemic, we at Parents for Diversity understand that parents and caregivers, who are tasked with supporting their children during school …
Five picture books to read for International Women’s Day (with kids of ALL genders)
Did you celebrate International Women’s Day on Sunday, March 8th? Often overlooked in the discourse around IWD is transgender women. Our motto at Parents for Diversity is “Picture Books Can …
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How to Break Barriers!
We are full of gratitude for all the educators, parents, and caregivers who joined us this weekend for Breaking Barriers: Achieving Black Student Excellence. While many painful and difficult facts …