Training taught that adults oppress ‘children, adolescents and elders’
Sheridan College upheld its decision to fire an employee who had publicized the school’s “antiracism” training to the media, despite his union’s wrongful termination complaint.
The Ontario, Canada-based college fired Tom Hipsz, an athletics director for the college, in April 2021. It upheld its decision on Dec. 13, 2022, according to an arbitration document.
The union had argued that Hipsz was “wrongfully terminated from employment by Sheridan College…without just cause, and in contravention of the Ontario Human Rights Code and the collective agreement,” according to the document.
However, “the College’s decision to terminate Mr. Hipsz’ employment was not excessive in all the circumstances,” arbitrator Gail Misra determined.
During his “termination meeting” in April 2022, Jim Flack, Hipsz’s boss, said that an investigation had been completed showing Hipsz had shared the “anti-racism” training with Rebel News, “with the intention of creating public backlash against the training and Sheridan,” according to the document.
Hipsz had also “sought to undermine the College’s strategic direction in ways that amounted to sabotage and gross misconduct.”
The College Fix reached out to Sheridan College on January 11 with questions regarding the dismissal. A media representative responded with a link to an official statement regarding the training to which Hipsz had objected.
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