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Paul O'Rorke's avatar

I sent the NOL with this cover letter:

This is formal notification that you have ignored the will of parents and gone ahead and implemented an unsafe environment for our children at the new school.

Despite your claims of inclusion, you have excluded the majority of parents with this dangerous and arrogant policy implementation.

When parents raised their concerns you acted like thugs, shutting out parents from board meetings, vilifying and slandering parents who simply hold a different view than yours. Your behaviour is reprehensible and your are being held accountable.

When children are harmed in these dangerous bathrooms because you point blank refused to accommodate the majority who want access to safe gendered bathrooms, you will be entirely responsible. You wilfully denied our children the safety that gendered bathrooms provide, knowing that it is dangerous and counter to the will of the majority of parents and students.

Paul O'Rorke

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rjt's avatar

I missed tonight's NC meeting so was unable to propose a relevant song!

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Shane Funk's avatar

Didn't they just fire the Vic school board?

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rjt's avatar

Not "they." The Minister of Education, Lisa Beare, should formally be styled "The Honourable."

For bonus points it would be fun to have committee minutes and records from her advisors.

Historically, the Cowichan School Board was dismissed for resisting the ministerial edict on budgeting.

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rjt's avatar

Do you know the names of members of the Board of SD79? The names of the Superintendent or the school's Principal?

These would be usefully appended to the article, with the names of those who voted for the bathroom stupidity noted, as well as those who voted to close meetings to the public.

I have not been attracted by the gulag presentation of the new school, but the open staircase looks good. I will try to visit Friday, thank you for the notice.

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COAP INC's avatar

Great feedback, thank you. I have added the link to the list of trustees :-)

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Paul O'Rorke's avatar

Cathy Schmidt

Trustee

cschmidt@sd79.bc.ca,

Randy Doman

Trustee

rdoman@sd79.bc.ca<

Eduardo Sousa

Trustee

esousa@sd79.bc.ca,

Joe Thorne

Trustee

joethorne@sd79.bc.ca,

Elizabeth Croft

Vice-Chair

ecroft@sd79.bc.ca,

Cindy Lise

Trustee

clise@sd79.bc.ca,

Jennifer Strachan

Trustee

jstrachan@sd79.bc.ca,

https://sd79.bc.ca/board-of-education/trustees/

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