Ontario School Board Meeting Disrupted by Pro-Palestinian Protesters

Published on December 2, 2023

A meeting of Peel District School Board (PDSB) trustees was interrupted by a group of noisy pro-Palestinian protesters on Nov. 28, causing officials to move to a private room to finish business. Video of the Nov. 28 meeting shows a group in the gallery standing up and chanting about 15 minutes after it began. Chairperson David Green asked them not to disturb the meeting. “If you have something to say, I will stay back and we will have a conversation, but let’s respect each other. Let’s respect the board meeting,” he said. As the meeting continued, members of the group could be heard shouting and clapping. They started chanting “Let them speak.”...