A defamation lawsuit filed by a former teacher against the Waterloo Region District School Board and its former chair will go to mediation in December in an effort to settle the dispute ahead of trial next year.
Carolyn Burjoski launched her suit after she was cut off during a presentation to the board about the age-appropriateness of school library books dealing with sex-related issues, as well as a subsequent media appearance by the chair of the board discussing the episode.
During her Jan. 17, 2022, presentation at a school board meeting she said some books make it “seem simple or even cool to take puberty blockers and opposite sex hormones,” according to court documents. Then-coard chair Scott Piatkowskiati refused to let her finish her presentation, saying her comments may be violating human rights cods….