To all of my Chilliwack teacher friends, my dad has written another letter :-) After hearing how Vancouver and other districts trustees have come out in support of arbitration, he sent the following letter to our trustees and the local newspaper. Gee - do you think he will get a response??? Not holding my breath! Open letter to the Chilliwack School Board Will the Trustees of our Board please finally come out PUBLICALLY with their positions on the current TeacherStrike/Lockout, including binding arbitration. Numerous other Boards in our Province have done so, while our Board remains silent. Trustees are all INDEPENDENTLY ELECTED as LEADERS of local Public Education-specifically to represent local interests. They were known to be well-meaning individuals of character & several are retired educators. However, they are NOT volunteers- they are PAID by taxpayers, therefore, they should be held to a higher standard. It is MEANINGFUL when an elected School Board speaks out at any time, but never more importantly than alerting its constituents to the current EMERGENCY in Public Education. Our community NEEDS leadership & straight talk from its elected leaders to help comprehend a difficult situation. Our kids are NOT being properly educated-the schools are CLOSED! Board SILENCE CANNOT BE AN OPTION. They have presided over the systemic financial starvation from OUR Government & they have to KNOW its devastating effects. Continued silence may be considered as tacit approval of the BC Liberals reduction in Public Education, which is totally opposite to their mandate. Our community elected this Board & it has been admittedly dysfunctional at times. Unless it can immediately start vocally & actively supporting Public Education, perhaps Trustees should RESIGN before the upcoming November election, as they have become unnecessary OVERHEAD & may be thought to be COMPLICIT in this tragic process. Allan Harniman Chilliwack
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 23:55:28 +0000
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