HomeMy WebLinkAbout7.1 Appendix A to Report 23-056I would like to register Formal code of conduct complaint against Nilli Kaplan Myrth under
policy P.073.GOV as follows:
As detailed in section 4.18 I am supplying the following information:
A. The name of the trustee who is alleged to have breached the Code;
Trustee Kaplan Myrth
B. A statement of fact about the alleged breach of code:
In November of 2022 I received multiple text messages from Trustee Kaplan Myrth which I will
attach as evidence to my complaint. The context of the text messages were text messages were
that Trustee Kaplan Myrth was attempting to persuade me to vote for her mask mandate motion.
As evident Trustee Kaplan Myrth is a first reasonable in her approach to persuade myself but her
comments became increasingly racist and abusive as the vote nears, when I told her that I intend
to vote as my constituents wish, which was not in favour of her motion. It is these text messages
that contain several breaches of the code.
C. Information as to when the breach came to Trustee's attention:
Multiple breaches occurred during text messages received during the month of November 2022
D. The grounds for the belief by the Trustee that a breach of the code has occurred:
I believe that Trustee Kaplan Myrth breached section 3.17 and section 3.18 of code as follows
I am a black trustee and in one of trustee Kaplan Myrth's text messages she insinuates that by
voting against the mask mandate I am voting in support of "white supremacist ". I find this
comment to be extremely insensitive,insulting and disrespectful. It is of such egregious nature
that I cannot simply let it pass. No reasonable person in a position of authority that had a sense of
propriety would accused a peer of this, in writing, never mind a black person.
In another text messages trustee Kaplan Myrth attempts to persuade me to vote in favor of her
motion by stating disrespectful comments about several other board members. I find these
comments to be defamatory and disrespectful of my colleagues and also in breach of sections
3.17 and 3.18.
I do understand that trustee Kaplan Myrth feels embattled because of her social media stance on
several issues. Nevertheless she has never recognized that her comments were hurtful. I would
like to see a public apology to not only myself but also to the other trustees which she
disparaged.
Regards
Trustee OCDSB Zone 8
Donna Dickson
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