More Reasons to Abolish…….
15. Unruly School Boards Need Rules of Behavior
Even though School Boards are supposed to work as a team, or a corporation, divisions do occur. But, their handbooks and training are supposed to produce a unified front once decisions are made. And the reason School Board Public Meetings are generally “civilized” (too civilized some would say to the point of being mechanical), is that REAL discussions are usually held in secret, behind closed doors. A good article written by a former trustee in BC talks about this issue.
However, sometimes Boards do become publically fractious and dysfunctional. Then the provincial Ministry of Education steps in and disbands the board and provides an administrator to govern. This has happened in BC several times in my memory in a number of districts.
Nova Scotia has just introduced new legislation to help boards maintain “discipline and decorum”. Comments to the newstory
add more flavor to the issue:
Why doesn’t the province just take them over, and run them? After some of the problems in the past it seems to be a good time to do it!!
I fully support this bill. Our public servants should be serving the public and not wasting their time on personal vendettas and power struggles. It’s about the students.
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