Lake Bonavista Figure Skating Club

“**Do not bring your child of color here.** My 4-year-old was discriminated against today. We arrived early for his 4 PM class, as we always do. At 3:56 PM, as I was leading him into the skating rink, he was stopped and told he couldn’t go in until 4:10 PM. This was strange because he has always started at 4 PM. Since my wife usually brings him, I called her to confirm—and she was just as surprised. By 4:10 PM, my child was already feeling left out, having watched other kids start their lesson without him. When I took him to the edge of the rink, there was no coach to receive him. I had to get eye contact with one before they finally came over. As soon as he got in, they handed him a cone and left him alone. He fell almost immediately and stayed on the ground for over two minutes with no assistance. Another coach eventually came by—not to help him up, but to take the cone away. She left again, and my child struggled to stand, looking lost with no guidance. After some time, the same coach returned, handed him a cone again, and left. No real instruction was given. Then, at 4:30 PM, they sent him off the rink ahead of the kids. When I asked why he was made to start later than the other kids, and leaving earlier than the rest, one coach claimed my child had said he didn’t want to go in—an outright lie because I was right there. Another coach then changed the story, claiming he was supposed to start at 4:05 PM—still not the correct class time. The worst part? My [...truncated]”