Sunday, July 01, 2012

Abbott fires school board


A school board in Cowichan Valley has been expelled. The province's education minister, George Abbott, fired the board for district 79 after it refused to produce a balanced budget by yesterday's deadline. Abbott has appointed Surrey school district superintendent Mike McKay as the official trustee for the district, praising him as a respected 30-year veteran of the education system. McKay once worked as a school principal in the district and is now tasked with working alongside district staff to produce a balanced budget. Last week, the district's board passed a deficit budget in a 4-5 decision. According to board member Ryan Bruce, if a balanced budget is not passed funds from the government cannot be transferred to the district.

1 comment:

Coldstreamer said...

A perfect example of "do as I say and not as I do"! Who will take over as a trustee for the Provincial and Federal Governments?