The Chilliwack School Board has censured a trustee over a Facebook post earlier this month espousing a conspiracy theory that linked COVID-19 and transgender rights and targeted the country’s top doctor.
Barry Neufeld’s post drew condemnation from B.C.’s education minister, Chilliwack’s school board chair, and transgender rights advocates.
He later apologized for his comments, including the attack on chief medical health officer Dr. Theresa Tam. At Tuesday’s meeting, school board chair Dan Coulter read a brief statement, saying Neufeld had been censured for the May 9 Facebook post. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] The decision had been made in in-camera meeting, Coulter said, and the board did not