The University of Ottawa is removing classroom details from schedules posted on its public website citing the 'health and safety' of the school community.
Removal of course locations from public website 'absolutely insufficient' to protect professors, students, director saysPhyllis Rippey, the director of uOttawa's institute of feminist and gender studies said though she supports the removal of classroom details from schedules posted on the university's public website, more needs to be done.
In a statement, the University of Ottawa said the decision comes "in the wake of disturbing events on our province's campuses and growing concerns about hate motivated crime." The university still has a long way to go according to the director of its institute of feminist and gender studies, Phyllis Rippey.
She said professors teaching subjects related to gender, feminism and anti-racism are facing more threats that amount to people trying to silence them. She is calling on the university to conduct a safety audit of the campus to identify any areas that are vulnerable, to ensure rooms assigned for classes have adequate safe exits and to consult with faculty that have expertise on gender-based violence to get at root issues.
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