The Conseil scolaire catholique Providence (Csc Providence) is the French-language Catholic school board for southwestern Ontario, Canada. The Providence Catholic School Board includes 10,000 students in its 31 schools: 23 elementary schools and 8 high schools for the communities of Windsor-Essex, Chatham-Kent, Sarnia-Lambton, London/Middlesex, Oxford-Woodstock, Grey-Bruce and Huron-Perth. The board was previously known as the Conseil scolaire de district des écoles catholiques du Sud-Ouest (CSDÉCSO)."Bienvenue sur le site du Conseil Scolaire de District des Écoles Catholiques du Sud-Ouest." Conseil scolaire de district des écoles catholiques du Sud-Ouest. April 7, 2003. Retrieved on December 15, 2014.
The board's head office is in Windsor,"." Conseil scolaire catholique Providence. Retrieved on December 15, 2014. "Adresse: 7515 promenade Forest Glade Windsor Ontario N8T 3P5 Canada" and it maintains satellite offices in the Pain Court section of Chatham-Kent,"." Conseil scolaire catholique Providence. Retrieved on December 15, 2014. "Adresse: 14, rue Notre Dame C.P. 70 Pain Court Ontario N0P 1Z0 Canada" and in London; the London office serves Middlesex County."Bureau satellite de London / Middlesex ." Conseil scolaire catholique Providence. Retrieved on December 15, 2014. "Adresse: 1569, rue Oxford Est London Ontario N5V 1W6 Canada"
Elementary schools École élémentaire catholique Frère-André, London École élémentaire catholique Georges-P.-Vanier, Windsor École élémentaire catholique Monseigneur-Augustin-Caron, LaSalle École élémentaire catholique Monseigneur-Jean-Noël, Windsor École élémentaire catholique Pavillon des Jeunes, Belle-Rivière École élémentaire catholique Saint-Ambroise, St. Joachim École élémentaire catholique Saint-Antoine, Tecumseh École élémentaire catholique Saint-Dominique-Savio, Owen Sound École élémentaire catholique Saint-Edmond, Windsor École élémentaire catholique Saint-Francis, Tilbury École élémentaire catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Amherstburg École élémentaire catholique Saint-Jean-de-Brébeuf, London École élémentaire catholique Saint-Michel, Leamington École élémentaire catholique Saint-Paul, Pointe-aux-Roches École élémentaire catholique Saint-Philippe, Grande Pointe École élémentaire catholique Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin, Sarnia École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Catherine, Pain Court École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc, London École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys, Woodstock École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Marguerite-d'Youville, Tecumseh École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Marie, Chatham École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Thérèse, Windsor École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Ursule, McGregor
Secondary schools École secondaire catholique de Pain Court, Pain Court École secondaire catholique E. J. Lajeunesse, Windsor École secondaire catholique l'Essor, Tecumseh École secondaire catholique Monseigneur-Bruyère, London École secondaire catholique Notre-Dame, Woodstock École secondaire catholique Saint-Dominique-Savio, Owen Sound École secondaire catholique Saint-François-Xavier, Sarnia École secondaire catholique Sainte-Trinité, Windsor
Book burning controversy In 2021, the board attracted a significant outcry after it was revealed that the schools held a "flame purification" ceremony in 2019. As part of the program, over 4,700 books considered to be culturally outdated or offensive to Indigenous peoples were removed from school libraries and ceremonially burned. Among the thirty titles selected to be destroyed were several Adventures of Tintin novels, Lucky Luke, Asterix and the Great Crossing and two biographies of Jacques Cartier. A spokesperson described it as a "gesture of reconciliation with the First Nations and a gesture of openness towards other groups represented in the school district and in society." The board's decision sparked a major emotional backlash, including condemnations from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Party of Canada leader Erin O'Toole and Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet.
See also
List of school districts in Ontario List of high schools in Ontario
References
External links Conseil scolaire catholique Providence Conseil scolaire de district des écoles catholiques du Sud-Ouest (Archive)