Former Principal Takes Own Life Amid Lawsuit Alleging Bullying at TDSB Diversity Training

Former Principal Takes Own Life Amid Lawsuit Alleging Bullying at TDSB Diversity Training
A Toronto District School Board sign is shown in front of a high school in Toronto on Jan. 30, 2018. The Canadian Press/Frank Gunn
Matthew Horwood
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A former principal of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has taken his own life following diversity training sessions in 2021 that led to him being accused of white supremacy and being bullied at his workplace.

“With sorrow, it is announced that Richard Bilkszto passed away suddenly last Thursday, July 13, 2023, at his home in Toronto. He was 60 years of age,” Mr. Bilkszto’s lawyer, Lisa Bildy, said on Twitter on July 20.