Scolded school board getting message: chair — CBC
The chairman of a Nova Scotia school board that has been scolded for its constant squabbling says he believes the group will clean up its act. Click here for CBC article
Thu, December 14 2006 » News » 96 Comments
Bickering school board rapped – Daily News
Education minister delivers warning No. 2 Metro’s dysfunctional school board has been warned yet again by the province. For the second time this year, the Education Department rapped the knuckles of the Halifax Regional School Board, telling them their bickering has to stop. Click here to read full article in the Daily News
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Board will be asked to ban out-of-town kids from south-end schools — Herald
Halifax regional school board members have already made up their minds about a proposed south-end elementary school and are now resorting to threats because many parents oppose it, a Halifax parent said Wednesday evening. Timberlea-Prospect member Deborah Brunt gave notice that she would make a motion at the board’s January meeting to issue a moratorium [...]
Thu, December 14 2006 » News » 214 Comments
Minister tells school board to simmer down – Herald
It took a second threat from the province’s education minister to get members of the Halifax regional school board to sit down and air their beefs with each other Wednesday evening. Education Minister Karen Casey said earlier in the day that last week’s shouting match between some board members has prompted her to review whether [...]
Thu, December 14 2006 » News » 96 Comments
Squabbling School Board Faces Dissolution – CBC
Nova Scotia’s education minister is threatening to take control of the largest school board in the province. Karen Casey said she has been getting a lot of complaints about the Halifax Regional School Board from parents and the public. “These people are elected to represent the people, and if the people are unhappy with that [...]
Wed, December 13 2006 » News » 88 Comments