反种族主义 | 倡导包容性的学习与工作环境

以下内容为2021年2月24日由我们的CBE首席学区长Christopher Usih发送给所有CBE员工的信息。

亲爱的员工们，

CBE致力于提供包容性的学习和工作环境。

我们的学校和工作场所必须促进学生、家庭和员工的欢迎、关心、尊重和安全，包括但不限于：身体能力、智力能力、性别认同与性别表达、性取向、文化和语言多样性、种族、血统、性别、宗教信仰、社会经济地位及家庭组成。这些规定在艾伯塔省人权法和加拿大权利与自由宪章中有所规定。

最近有几起关于教职员工通过言语或书面使用种族辱骂或描述（例如“n-word”、“贬低原住民的词语”以及针对种族、族裔、宗教、性别、性取向和/或残疾的属性）的学生和家庭投诉。

让我明确我们对此事的期望。

在CBE中，教职员工不得以言语、书面以及在朗读文字或引用课程内容时使用种族或其他辱骂或“标签”的方式。

言辞可以伤害一个人，意图并不能抵消影响。

如果源文件或与课程目标直接相关的文字包含不适当的语言，教学中不应使用该语言。教授为何该语言不适当仍然很重要。

根据宪章，学生和教职员工受到不受歧视的保护，此外在教育法和艾伯塔省人权法中也有进一步的保护。学生有权在没有种族或其他侮辱性言辞以及令人讨厌的象征或图像的学习环境中学习。

这些保护的重要性无法低估：种族或其他辱骂或侮辱性词语，无论是否有意使用或朗读出来，都是因为个人特征而受到较少尊重和关注、被人以较低的尊严对待的伤害。

我们期望教职员工遵守CBE行政法规（AR 6031，AR 6005，AR 4027）和适用的法律法规，包括教育法和艾伯塔省人权法。

CBE CARES（反种族主义和平等支持合作）的工作正在进行中。这项工作涉及听取员工、学生、家长和护理人员对他们在CBE中的种族主义、公平和包容经历的意见。我们将继续征求学生、员工和家庭的意见，并将进一步参与下一年度的系统规划。

感谢您致力于在CBE中营造欢迎、关心、尊重和安全的环境。

Christopher Usih
CBE首席学区长

Anti-Racism | Inclusive Learning and Work Environments

The following message was sent to all CBE employees from our Chief Superintendent of Schools Christopher Usih on Feb. 24, 2021.

Dear Staff,

The CBE is committed to providing inclusive learning and work environments.

Our schools and workplaces must promote welcoming, caring, respectful, and safe environments for students, families and staff inclusive of: physical ability, mental ability, gender identity and gender expression, sexual orientation, cultural and linguistic diversity, race, ancestry, gender, religious beliefs, socioeconomic status, and family composition. These provisions are identified in the Alberta Human Rights Act and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Recently there have been a few complaints from students and families about the use of racial slurs or descriptions (e.g. the n-word, pejorative terms used to describe Indigenous peoples, racial, ethnic, religious, sex, gender, sexual orientation, and/or disability attributes) by staff through words or in writing.

Let me be clear on our expectations for staff on this matter.

The uttering or writing or use of racial or other slurs or “labels” by staff, including when reading aloud texts, or when quoting course content, is not permitted in the CBE.

Words can hurt a person. Intent does not negate impact.

If source documents or text directly linked to the instruction of curricular outcomes includes inappropriate language, the language itself should not be used in instruction. Teaching why the language is inappropriate remains important.

Students and staff are protected from discrimination under the Charter and further protected in the Education Act and the Alberta Human Rights Act.  Students are entitled to learning environments that are free from racial or other slurs and from hateful symbols or images.

The importance of these protections cannot be understated: the harm from racial or other slurs or epithets, whether used intentionally or read aloud, is the harm of being treated with less dignity, as worthy of less concern and respect because of personal characteristics. 

Staff are expected to comply with CBE Administrative Regulations (AR 6031, AR 6005, AR 4027), and applicable legislation including the Education Act and the Alberta Human Rights Act

The work of CBE CARES (Collaboration on Anti Racism and Equity Supports) is advancing. This work involves hearing from staff, students and parents and caregivers about their experiences with racism, equity and inclusion in CBE. We continue to seek input from students, staff and families and we will be engaging further in system wide planning for next year.

Thank you for your commitment to fostering welcoming, caring, respectful, and safe environments in the CBE.

Christopher Usih
Chief Superintendent of Schools