September 12 Smeaton, Sask. A Board […]

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1979-09-12

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September 12 Smeaton, Sask. A Board of Reference ordered the reinstatement of teacher Donald Jones, who had been dismissed by the Nipawin School Board after admitting he had homosexual relations with two men with their consent. Although Jones had stated he was willing to resign if he was reinstated, he requested the hearing to clear his name. The Board of Reference rebuked the school board's arbitrary process of dismissal, stating that it was not convinced that an indication of homosexual behaviour was grounds for dismissal, or that an admitted homosexual would be automatically rejected by the local community. Following the decision, Jones announced that he would not be returning to his job because he could not work for a board that had treated him so outrageously. (See also November 16, 1979.)

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