Winning the Right to Teach in BC Meant Battling Racism, Say Two Candidates
They arrived in Canada with years of experience. But race-based criticism in a UBC program almost sabotaged their efforts, teachers say.
By Katie Hyslop
Bereniece was excited about restarting her teaching career in British Columbia. But the persistent, systemic racism she experienced as a student teacher at a Lower Mainland high school almost derailed her plans, she says.