"When Melanie Cormier would see the Every Child Matters flag on display at local Catholic schools for Truth and Reconciliation Day, the Mississauga, Ont. mother would feel welcomed. Cormier is Oji-Cree from Bearskin Lake First Nation in northwestern Ontario. Many of her relatives, including her mother, are residential school survivors, and Cormier often visits schools to give presentations about Indigenous history and culture as well as the legacy of residential schools."
"But on September 30 this year the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation those orange flags won't be on display. The school board updated its flag protocol earlier this year, restricting what flags can be flown at schools. Changes to the board's flag policy initially targeted Pride flags. But in the end, the policy changes agreed to by a majority of the board's elected trustees in January limit permissible flags both outside and inside schools and the board office to only the Canadian flag, provincial and territorial flags and the school board flag. It means flags like the Every Child Matters flag can't be displayed on September 30."
Melanie Cormier, an Oji-Cree mother from Bearskin Lake First Nation, felt welcomed when schools displayed the Every Child Matters flag on Truth and Reconciliation Day. Many of her relatives are residential school survivors, and she visits schools to present Indigenous history, culture and the legacy of residential schools. The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board updated its flag protocol to restrict flags to the Canadian flag, provincial and territorial flags and the school board flag. The policy change prevents the Every Child Matters flag and other community flags from being displayed, and originated amid earlier debate over Pride flags and trustee votes. The board has been placed under provincial supervision for financial concerns.
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