Windsor Minor Hockey President Suspended
The Windsor Minor Hockey Association has handed down their decision on president Dean Lapierre, who last week was criticized for making sexist and minsogynst comments on Facebook.
WMHA’s senior executive, in consultation with the OMHA, made the following decisions regarding Lapierre.
The organization decided to suspend Lapierre until the end of the 2016-2017 season (which only has roughly a month remaining), take a trio of workshops focusing on respect and ethics, and provide a written apology.
The remainder of the WMHA’s press release reads as follows:
“The WMHA takes this matter seriously and will institute the necessary policies and procedures with respect to social media. The WMHA will also update their Code of Conduct to reflect the behaviour that is expected of all WMHA volunteers in particular when using social media.
The WMHA will revise their Code of Conduct and will institute guidelines as to what volunteers can post on their social media applications.
The WMHA Board of Directors will participate in the WMHA Onside workshop offered by the Sexual Assault Crisis Centre of Windsor.
Dean Lapierre understands he has made a mistake and is remorseful. Dean and the WMHA understand that as WMHA President there is no separating the private individual from the public persona on social media and that he must be held accountable.
Dean is a tireless, dedicated volunteer of 30 years who has made many positive contributions to hockey and to the community.
The WMHA Board of Directors will take the necessary steps to institute a cultural change for the betterment of the WMHA and its volunteers.”
Last week Lapierre posted against participants of the Women’s March on Washington stating:
“Any of those CANADIAN women who wanted to protest the President of the USA and got turned around.Good u dumb bitches. Worry about your own Country CANADA. And your protesting what?”