The U of O should collect race-based data on its student population, improve training for Protection Services officers, and continue making changes to policies governing security on campus, according to the findings of an independent investigation launched after a Black student was carded and handcuffed by campus security in June 2019.
We’re keeping tabs on the University of Ottawa’s response to the carding of a Black student by Protection Services in June, an incident an independent investigation found to be racial discrimination. Check back for updates as this story progresses.
An independent investigation into the carding and handcuffing of a Black U of O student by Protection Services this summer has found both race and inadequate training played a role in the incident. A second investigation into the broader policies governing campus security is still ongoing.
A student says he was carded and pushed by a security guard in the Annex residence on Sept. 14, despite the university’s implementation of a new directive surrounding proof of identification on campus.
Students call for more inclusion in the process of developing these measures, widespread unconscious bias training and scrapping of the carding policy altogether.
President announces new limits on the authority of security when requesting proof of identity, an updated complaint system and unconscious bias training among officers.
