Manitoba school division working with anti-racism consultants after teacher says N-word in class

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A month after a Winnipeg high school teacher was placed on leave after using the N-word in class, the school division says it's working with consultants to address problems with racism in all its schools.

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A month after a Winnipeg high school teacher was placed on leave after using the N-word in class, the school division says it’s working with consultants to address problems with racism in all its schools.

The Division scolaire franco-manitobaine (the Franco-Manitoban School Division) says it learned about the Oct. 14 incident at Collège Louis-Riel the next morning, and the teacher was placed on leave that day.

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A Collège Louis-Riel teacher was placed on leave in October after using the N-word in class. (MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS)
A Collège Louis-Riel teacher was placed on leave in October after using the N-word in class. (MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS)

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