Supporting Our Diverse School Community (Pride Flag - April 2021)
Trustee DeRosa argued that a different flag, the same one raised by Waterloo Catholic District School Board in 2020, should be used in place of the Pride Flag. He made reference to ugliness from supporters of both sides of the debate.
Menstrual Equity (2021)
Trustee DeRosa argued against this motion because he did not want to be tied to writing the letter in cooperation with the HDSB. He ultimately abstained from the vote.
Conduct During Board Meetings
The report that resulted from this motion called Trustee DeRosa out on numerous instances of dilatory and frustrating behaviour, including opposing meeting minutes and agendas without raising objections or corrections, going on long-winded speeches unrelated to the matters on the table, and asking unnecessary questions related to financial matters of the board. Trustee DeRosa also many times accused others of cutting him off and not giving him a chance to speak, when in reality, he spoke more during this motion than any other trustee.
Strengthening Community Relationships (Pride Flag - January 2022)
Trustee DeRosa worried that we are again using a simple and symbolic solution to fix a long-term problem, and about the politics around the issue. He said that not supporting a short-term solution does not make people homophobic of prejudiced or insensitive or unloving; in fact, when we are responsible for kids, we are responsible for preparing them for life. When students leave us after four years, they carry their issues with them.
However, the voice that keeps coming back is that the "benefit of the doubt" that the young student asked him to provide (referring to Nic Hotchkiss in their delegation). He did vote in favour of the motion in the end.
