Conseil Scolari Catholic God Providence (CSC), the committee overseeing French-speaking Catholic schools in Southwestern Ontario, announced on Saturday that Luke Chatland had “immediately removed from his current position…”.

Chatelander was the principal of Monseigneur-Bruyère, a French-speaking Catholic high school in north London.

In an email statement in response to comments made by CBC News, CSC Director General Joseph Picard said: “We strongly condemn this behavior and maintain a zero tolerance policy for any racism, discrimination or surface phenomena.”

Chatlander did not respond to CBC News’ request for comment.

The move was in response to two incidents that occurred in 2019, but these incidents did not come to light until the London branch of Black Lives Matter posted a video on its Instagram account on Friday night.

This four-second video shows Chatterland’s activities during a school rally that was held to raise funds for students fighting cancer. The students shaved their heads to support the student and raise funds for her.

CBC News talked with two students in the gym that day, and they verified the content of the video.

One of the students who cut their hair that day was Black, with a long braid. In the video, you can see Chatlander tie a shaved student’s hair to his head, and then he begins to show off to the crowd.

A former student said that Chatlander wore his hair at school for the second time on Halloween six months later, which was part of the costume including the basketball uniform, apparently dressing up like a student with short hair. Students play basketball.

CBC News agreed with a former student who asked not to be named, saying that the two incidents made many students at the school feel offended and offended.

“Braids are so important to my culture, and it racially troubles me.” said the Haitian student. The student said that it is inappropriate for Chartrand to keep his hair and only wear it again on Halloween. The student with cancer died in August of that year.

“Absolutely wrong”

Alexandra Kane, a London spokesperson for black life issues, said the video raised various red flags.

Kane said: “There is a certain degree of cultural specificity here.” “You can see that he puts on his hair, and his body movements and movements start to become’black’. This is absolutely wrong. Our clothes, hair, Skin is not a costume you can wear and parade.”

Kane said that given that he is an authority figure, the student may feel compelled to let Chatlander use his hair in this way.

She said: “Even if the students allow this, you can’t put such pressure on the students.” “As a white man, you can’t say’I will be you on Halloween’. It’s like you are laughing at him.”

Since the video was released, Kane said that both current and former Monseigneur-Bruyère students have contacted her. She said that many people questioned why Saudi Arabia’s move is now just surfacing, and now, two years after the first stadium accident, the board of directors is solving it.

The students who confirmed the content of the video also shared with CBC News a letter sent to the school board in June 2020, which asked the school to make changes to create a better atmosphere for black students. The student said that the letter was partly in response to Chatterland’s actions before last Halloween, but also in response to other school incidents and the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis police a month ago. The student said that she had not received a response from the committee.

Kane said she has heard similar stories from college students since the release of the pictures of Chartrand on Friday.

She said: “The school board knows what happened.” “The students sent a petition to the school board, but they did nothing. I hope they can eliminate racial discrimination on their board. They need to find out. where is the problem.”

I left for the same reason

The news of the principal’s behavior disturbed Arielle Kayabaga, the City of London Councillor. She attended Monseigneur-Bruyère when she was in high school, but later transferred to another school because of the racist atmosphere that the school said.

She said: “I left for the same reason. I just feel that people of color are discriminated against.” “The racism I experienced at that school made me want to change schools. That was ten years ago.

“The students there are experiencing the same thing now. It’s not just the principal.”