Public school board chair outlines position after massive changes announced

By: Robert Washburn | September 29, 2018

Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board Chair Dianne Lloyd addresses the cancellation of indigenous review and the review of the sex education curriculum just after the Ontario government announced the changes on Consider This Live. It is part of the Drive Time on Northumberland 89.7 FM.

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