Abbotsford school district must make amends for harmful residential school assignment: superintendent

LEFT: Krista Macinnis, with a red handprint across her face that symbolizes the silencing of First Nations people, displays the homework assignment that her Grade 6 daughter received on Tuesday. (Submitted photo) RIGHT: Abbotsford School District Kevin Godden says the district takes responsibility for the harm the assignment caused.
‘The first step is to unreservedly apologize for the harm … caused to our community’: Kevin Godden

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