Embattled Toronto-area school trustee resigns over use of racial slur
TORONTO — A Toronto-area school trustee under fire for months for using a racial slur about a black parent has resigned.
In a tearful video, Nancy Elgie, 82, says she wants to allow a process of healing, learning and restoration to begin for the York Region School Board and community.
“I made a terrible mistake,” Elgie says in the 10-minute video, posted on YouTube.
Elgie says the incident occurred last November while she was having a private conversation with another trustee.