Ottawa School Board Trustee Sanctioned for Violating Code of Conduct

Published on December 23, 2023

An Ottawa area school board trustee has been sanctioned and barred from committee meetings for three months after the board found she violated the code of conduct. Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) voted against trustee Nili Kaplan-Myrth on Dec. 19 in response to a complaint made in September, which resulted in an investigation and report by the integrity commissioner. The board vote saw 11 in favour of the motion that stated that Ms. Kaplan-Myrth violated the code of conduct for her position. No trustees were opposed and none abstained. One trustee, Justine Bell, voted against the sanctions, which were passed with 10 in favour....

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