Flags to fly at half-mast

Limestone Learning Foundation
Flags to fly at half-mast
Posted on 05/31/2021
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Flags across the Limestone District School Board will be flown at half-mast in memory of the 215 children killed as a result of genocide at a residential school in British Columbia.

We extend our sympathies to survivors, families and First Nations communities affected by this unspeakable tragedy.

Flags at the Education Centre and all schools will remain lowered for 215 hours (9 days) - one hour for each child whose life was taken - from May 31 to June 8, 2021.

The discovery of this mass grave will serve as a difficult reminder for survivors of residential schools and their families, and a reminder of traumas they have endured. We will support students and families who will find this news triggering and are in need of support or resources.

The National Indian Residential School Crisis line is 1-866-925-4419. Kids Help Phone can be accessed 24/7 by calling  1-800-668-6868 or visit the Kids Help Phone website for text and chat options.

Limestone recommits to our important role in educating our school communities about the shameful legacy of residential schools, and the ongoing need for Truth and Reconciliation.

 

 

The Limestone District School Board is situated on traditional territories of the Anishinaabe & Haudenosaunee.