Hamilton trustees vote to rename Ryerson Elementary School

Hamilton’s Ryerson Elementary School will be renamed.

The push to rename the school came after news of the discovery of the remains of 215 children at a former residential school in Kamploops.

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The Hamilton school is named after Egerton Ryerson, architect of the country’s residential school system.

A motion put forward by Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board Trustee Cam Galindo, which called for renaming the school and reviewing schools named after individuals, passed unanimously Monday night.

It passed unanimously, as amended! Ryerson Elementary School will be renamed, following an indigenous process; and all HWDSB school names will be reviewed, in the spirit of Truth and Reconciliation, to ensure they reflect our board’s mission, vision, values! #HamOnt #215children pic.twitter.com/PzJExsx2fn

— Cam Galindo (@Cam_Galindo) June 7, 2021

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