Shortly after the vote, crews removed both the mural and the name on the exterior of the school. Although all references have been removed, chief Supt. Robert Martin said the school will still be referred to by the Grandin name until a new one is determined.
In bringing forward the recommendation to rename the school at the special Monday morning meeting, board chairwoman Sandra Palazzo said recent discoveries of unmarked graves at residential schools has caused Canadians to reflect on the impact of historical names. The school was named more than 105 years ago and Palazzo said it is clear it no longer upholds current societal values.
The bodies of 215 children were discovered at a former Kamloops residential school a month ago and just last week, 751 unmarked graves were found at a school site at the former Marieval residential school in Saskatchewan. “We are living in a time when we are critically examining our own history and evaluating it through our humane perspective,” she said. “One thing we can do right now is to ensure we are not elevating historical figures whose actions, actions that should have never been deemed acceptable at any point in our history, no longer reflect our societal values.”Article content
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