By Chris Zwick, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Town & Country News A Grande Prairie teacher’s social media comments about residential schools compelled students to walk out of class Tuesday, saying they shouldn’t be taught by someone who “demonstrates such a lack of education.” Students from St. John Paul II Catholic School walked out of class Tuesday afternoon as a form of protest, calling for some kind of accountability, if not the teacher’s job. Roughly 150 students gathered near the Arbour Hills neighbourhood close to the school along with a handful of parents. One of the student organizers, Ray Mapaye said, it’s time to stop the ignorance surrounding the subject and recognize that the effects of the residential school system are everywhere. “It’s baffling that people think this way and that…
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