Education minister apologizes to family of 5-year-old hurt at Iqaluit school – Nunatsiaq News

May 13, 2025

‘I should have been informed right away,’ says mother of child whose eye was injured

Nunavut’s education minister has apologized to the family of a five-year-old kindergarten student injured at Nakasuk School in Iqaluit, promising to address the “lapse in communication.”

“While privacy guidelines prevent us from sharing specific details, we want to assure you that the matter has been handled in accordance with our Human Resources protocols,” Pamela Gross wrote in an email to the boy’s mother, who shared it with Nunatsiaq News.

Nunatsiaq News is not identifying the boy because his family is concerned he might be vilified or bullied.

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