Action4Canada - May 19, 2023


Tish, Action4Canada Member Standing Strong for Children in Oshawa

Topics
mental health policies Durham District School Board policies
Hosted by
Tanya Gaw
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Length

9 minutes

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107.48

Word count

1,000

Sentence count

67

Harmful content

Misogyny

2

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Toxicity

2

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Hate speech

1

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Summary

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In this episode, we discuss the Durham District School Board's response to a question submitted by a parent about mental health and well-being in the school system. The board's response is not only disappointing, but also causes parents to question the board's own policies and practices.

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00:00:00.000 As a person who speaks internationally on health and resilience, I'm extremely concerned about
00:00:14.520 policies being promoted by Durham District School Board under the mental health and well-being.
00:00:20.440 My question to the board is what are you doing to course correct and improve mental health
00:00:25.520 and well-being for our students? I'd like your answer to address these three areas that
00:00:30.640 deeply affect emotional and psychological safety and well-being for our children, even
00:00:36.120 the parents and communities. These policies are causing massive harm with fear-mongering,
00:00:42.880 division and hate, and our children are suffering because of it.
00:00:47.320 Number one, fear. This would enforce the worst lockdowns in the world during COVID without
00:00:52.640 proper science. Force our children to mask without following safety regulations. They
00:00:57.760 only stopped this abuse when concerned parents pressured the board multiple times. This has
00:01:03.040 still caused massive mental and physical health issues.
00:01:06.320 Number two, division. This board promotes Marxist ideologies like critical race theory, which
00:01:12.800 teaches the kids to identify as victims or label others as persecutors. All kids are wonderful
00:01:19.280 and beautiful, but critical race theory teaches hate and division instead of love and respect.
00:01:27.600 This board needs to stop dividing groups and stop the discriminatory practice of flying special
00:01:35.600 national interest flags that favour one group instead of unifying all kids.
00:01:42.720 And again, I would suggest
00:01:53.440 these policies need to unify all kids independent of race, gender, sexual preference or economic status
00:02:00.080 with our one great Canadian flag and common Canadian values like respect and tolerance.
00:02:08.400 Number three, this board needs to stop teaching hate. They are teaching false gender ideologies that's causing
00:02:17.360 an epidemic of gender... 0.93
00:02:19.200 So, okay, I am going to... I have cut you off because this is longer than the question that you had submitted to be provided.
00:02:27.520 This is...
00:02:41.280 Could you please be removed but no step away from the podium,
00:02:45.520 as you've already asked the question and it was not the one that was submitted? Thank you.
00:02:50.640 Good morning. Thank you.
00:03:20.640 The next question, the next question we're moving on to, as far as the G, the next question
00:03:44.020 we're moving on to.
00:04:14.020 Hello, everyone.
00:04:35.620 My name is Tish Conlon.
00:04:36.860 I just returned from the Durham District School Board meeting tonight and wow, was it a doozy.
00:04:42.860 I had an important question to ask about mental health and well-being for our children.
00:04:48.900 I feel qualified.
00:04:49.900 I've written two books.
00:04:51.100 I'm a health and resilience coach.
00:04:53.520 And I've seen really troubling signs over the last few years, as have many other parents.
00:04:59.060 I was able to only read part of my question and then the microphone was shut off.
00:05:04.540 So many questions, many parents afterwards came up and asked me to post my complete statement.
00:05:11.840 And so I will do so now.
00:05:14.400 As a person who speaks internationally on health and resilience, I'm extremely concerned
00:05:19.060 about the harmful policies being promoted by Durham District School Board.
00:05:23.260 My question to the board is what are you doing to improve the mental health and well-being
00:05:27.260 of students?
00:05:28.760 I'd like your answer to address three areas that deeply affect emotional and psychological
00:05:33.680 safety and well-being for our kids, parents and communities where your policies are causing
00:05:39.240 massive harm, creating fear, division and hate.
00:05:44.500 Number one, this board enforced the worst lockdowns in the world during COVID without following
00:05:49.880 proper science and forced our kids to wear masks without following safety regulations.
00:05:55.620 They only stopped this abusive practice when concerned parents pressured them multiple times.
00:06:01.780 They never apologized for the massive mental and physical health issues they caused and how
00:06:07.220 far behind our children fell.
00:06:10.460 Number two, division.
00:06:12.460 This board promotes Marxist ideologies like critical race theory that teach kids to identify
00:06:18.600 as victims or label others as persecutors.
00:06:22.620 CRT teaches hate and division instead of love and respect.
00:06:28.040 Every child is important.
00:06:29.620 Every child matters independent of the color of their skin.
00:06:34.620 And all the parents came together tonight to say that loudly and the board wasn't listening.
00:06:40.720 CRT needs to stop in our schools.
00:06:45.860 This board needs to stop dividing groups and stop the discriminatory practice of flying special
00:06:53.460 interest flags that favor one group over another instead of unifying all kids independent of
00:07:00.020 race, gender, sexual preferences or economic status with our one great Canadian flag and
00:07:05.700 common values like respect and tolerance.
00:07:08.140 Number three, this board needs to stop teaching children to hate their bodies and themselves with
00:07:15.220 their false gender ideologies.
00:07:17.180 That's causing an epidemic of gender dysphoria and self-hatred and instead teach kids to love 0.74
00:07:25.640 and accept themselves and accept their God-given genders.
00:07:28.680 When did this board become an agent of big pharma?
00:07:33.200 Is there not legal liability in downplaying the harm of dangerous experimental drugs like Lupron
00:07:38.620 amid the growing number of lawsuits who permanently damage kids who are more depressed than ever?
00:07:46.280 However, stop sexualizing our children and normalizing sterilization. 0.59
00:07:51.540 Let kids make personal, permanent, life-altering decisions on medical procedures without school
00:07:58.840 interference or pressure and let them do it when they're more mature.
00:08:03.280 The result of your policies is that our kids are sicker and more anxious than ever and they're
00:08:08.720 falling behind in the basic skills needed for their futures.
00:08:12.740 They're dropping out of school, failing or becoming disengaged.
00:08:16.280 Suicide rates among youth have never been higher in this country.
00:08:20.280 Isn't this a sign that the board and all the boards across Canada are going in the wrong
00:08:24.980 direction with their mental health and well-being policies?
00:08:29.200 When will you stop indoctrinating our kids to reject themselves and hate each other and
00:08:34.040 instead start teaching reading, writing and math and other important skills for their future?
00:08:41.200 This board must take immediate action to course correct or resign.
00:08:46.660 Your track record is a disaster and you need to apologize to all of the wonderful parents
00:08:52.820 here for being arrogant and not listening. 0.97
00:08:57.460 You treat them with absolute contempt and disrespect. 0.95
00:09:01.940 You have caused massive harm and need to stop now.
00:09:05.980 Thank you.
00:09:11.200 Thank you.
00:09:16.360 Thank you.