Report Confirms Misconduct at the TCDSB

Today marks a full year since Mike Del Grande and his human-rights opposing posse concluded their orchestrated attack on the LGBTQ+ community, specifically targeting youth and families that are a part of the TCDSB, by voting against mandatory protections and (Del Grande) giving a speech equating this already marginalized body to horrible criminal acts.

In addition to multiple complaints about all trustees that voted against human rights laws in board policies, Del Grande's comments specifically were under investigation by Rubin Thomilson's Michelle Bird. The findings of this investigation were provided to trustees to make a determination on whether he breached his code of conduct in May of 2020.

On August 20, 2020, the same four questionable trustees, along with Angela Kennedy, voted to exonerate him, essentially making a statement that this type of harassment and discrimination is allowed at the board.

These trustees also voted to not share the report with complainants, so we were unable to determine if we were mischaracterized in the findings. This all seemed very suspicious so many pushed to have the report released. This issue made it to the Ontario Legislative Assembly where former premier Kathleen Wynne applied pressure on the Minister of Education, Stephen Lecce, to demand its release.

Wynne on 10/27/20: https://youtu.be/BYeshLc5JJ8
Wynne on 10/29/20: https://youtu.be/jqu2Hnm8rXU

This pressure got to the board, as trustees voted in a private session last week to release the report to complainants (names and some details redacted) and to Minister Lecce (in full).

The report clearly details that this third party investigation found that Del Grande was in breach of his code of conduct. That confirmed trustees Kennedy, Tanuan, Crawford and Lubinski ignored the reports findings, squandering resources and compounding the damage already done by them, as well as the  board's inaction to date.

A Special Board Meeting is now scheduled for the Wednesday, November 11th, 2020, where trustee De Dominico will be reopening the vote on whether to find Del Grande in breach as the report details.

Concerns over the four other trustees that voted in bad faith now need to be addressed as well.

ACTION ALERT:
Please help get these concerns heard and on the table by contacting the trustees before the Special Board meeting.

Joseph Martino
Ward 1: Etobicoke
Phone: 416-512-3401
Fax: 416-512-3214
E-Mail: joseph.martino@tcdsb.org

Markus de Domenico
Ward 2: Etobicoke
Phone: 416-512-3402
Fax: 416-512-3214
E-Mail: markus.dedomenico@tcdsb.org

Ida Li Preti
Ward 3: North York
Phone: 416-512-3403
Phone: 416-222-8282 Ext.2660
Fax: 416-512-3214
E-Mail: ida.lipreti@tcdsb.org

Teresa Lubinski
Ward 4: Parkdale-High Park, Etobicoke-Lakeshore
Phone: 416-512-3404
Fax: 416-512-3214
E-Mail: teresa.lubinski@tcdsb.org

Maria Rizzo
Ward 5: North York
Phone: 416-512-3405
Fax: 416-512-3214
E-Mail: maria.rizzo@tcdsb.org

Frank D'Amico, CD
Ward 6: York
Phone: 416-512-3406
Fax: 416-512-3214
E-Mail: frank.damico@tcdsb.org

Michael Del Grande
Ward 7: Scarborough/ North York
Phone: 416-512-3407
Fax: 416-512-3214
E-Mail: mike.delgrande@tcdsb.org

Garry Tanuan
Ward 8: Scarborough
Phone: 416-512-3408
Fax: 416-512-3214
E-Mail: garry.tanuan@tcdsb.org

Norm Di Pasquale
Ward 9: Toronto
Phone: 416-512-3409
Fax: 416-512-3214
E-Mail: norm.dipasquale@tcdsb.org

Daniel Di Giorgio
Ward 10: Toronto
Phone: 416-512-3410
Fax: 416-512-3214
E-Mail: daniel.digiorgio@tcdsb.org

Angela Kennedy
Ward 11: East York/Toronto
Phone: 416-512-3411
Fax: 416-512-3214
E-Mail: angela.kennedy@tcdsb.org

Nancy Crawford
Ward 12: Scarborough
Phone: 416-512-3412
Fax: 416-512-3214
E-Mail: nancy.crawford@tcdsb.org

Keith Baybayon
Student Trustee: All TCDSB Schools
Phone: 416-222-8282
Fax: 416-512-3214
E-Mail: keith.baybayon@tcdsb.org

Kathy Nguyen
Student Trustee: All TCDSB Schools
Phone: 416-222-8282
Fax: 416-512-3214
E-Mail: Kathy.nguyen@tcdsb.org