Gossip, Rumours, and Lies, Oh My!

I Have Some Concerns

In this episode, Josie and Melanie discuss the very real repercussions that gossip and rumours can have on educators and the teaching culture.
Content warning: this episode includes discussion of suicide.
https://www.thefp.com/p/a-racist-smear-a-tarnished-career-suicide

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/richard-bilkszto-tdsb-audio-kojo-dei

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/richard-bilkszto-wont-be-the-last-victim-of-the-diversity-industrial-complex

https://hbr.org/2022/12/the-failure-of-the-dei-industrial-complex

https://nypost.com/2023/08/05/dei-teacher-mocked-principal-richard-bilkszto-who-later-killed-himself-audio/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/toronto-principal-suicide-weaponized-rhetoric-1.6928122

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/struggling-principal-richard-bilkszto-needed-teaching-not-admonishing/article_fb1109c6-282c-5bcc-84f0-e7c51623da2d.html

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-colleagues-concerned-about-staff-safety-after-suicide-of-retired/

https://kojoinstitute.com/

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