A Manitoba school division is suing a woman over alleged “defamatory” and “false” comments she made online accusing teachers of wrongdoing — an emerging issue one expert says the law has been slow to address. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * A Manitoba school division is suing a woman over alleged “defamatory” and “false” comments she made online accusing teachers of wrongdoing — an emerging issue one expert says the law has been slow to address. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? A Manitoba school division is suing a woman over alleged “defamatory” and “false” comments she made online accusing teachers of wrongdoing — an emerging issue one expert says the law has been slow to address.
Beautiful Plains School Division, which is headquartered in Neepawa, filed the lawsuit in the Court of King’s Bench against the woman on May 14. The woman has not yet filed a statement of defence and could not be reached for comment. The division, in its court filings, said the woman is the mother of current and former students in the region.
She’s accused of “intentionally and/or maliciously” publishing untrue and defamatory statements about the division and its employees in videos and posts on her Facebook page multiple times between April 30 and May 13. The court papers claim the woman accused teachers by name of being emotionally and mentally abusive, and sexualiz.
