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Report of the Genocide Curriculum Review Committee, April 23, 2008
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Director's Decision re a Learning Resource

Course CHG38M: Genocide: Historical and Contemporary Implications

In accordance with Operational Procedure PR.532: Handling Concerns About Learning Re-sources, I have considered the report of the Genocide Curriculum Review Committee, dated April 23, 2008 (attached), and have decided:

(a) That the Review Committee's Recommendations 1 to 8 be approved;
(b) That Recommendation 9 be replaced with the following:

That the Ministry of Education be requested to immediately change the title of course CHG38M to "Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity."

Therefore, the Director decided:
1. That a course on Genocide be taught by the TDSB at the Grade 11 level;

2. That the module on the Armenian genocide be included in the course as a case of genocide, but note taken that some respected scholars disagree;

3. That the number of actual case studies not be expanded at this time;

4. That a teacher course review committee be set up in the third year with a view to re-examining the curriculum content and the course description;

5. That Barbara Coloroso's book, Extraordinary Evil: A Brief History of Genocide, be re-moved from the resource list;

6. That the resources be reviewed by a committee of academic experts as determined by Pro-gram staff and in alignment with Board procedure with a view to deleting some items and adding others;

7. That the bibliography be separated by topic as well as by nature of the work (i.e. memoirs, encyclopedia, social psychology, theoretical work) and that the resource list be grouped in items recommended for use by teachers and items recommended for use by students;

8. That a course on genocide be taught at the Secondary school level given that the genocide-related decisions of governing bodies are irrelevant to the consideration of course appro-priateness;

9. That the Ministry of Education be requested to immediately change the title of course CHG38M to "Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity."

Gerry Connelly
Director of Education

Attachment

MEMORANDUM
Date April 23, 2008
To The Director of Education
From Melanie Parrack, Chair Genocide Curriculum Review Committee
Subject REPORT OF THE GENOCIDE CURRICULUM REVIEW COMMITTEE
REVIEW OF COURSE CHG38M: GENOCIDE: HISTORICAL AND CON-TEMPORARY IMPLICATIONS

BACKGROUND
Ministry approval was received in August 2007 to implement the ....