Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 04/02/2026This wins social media today. Take a bow Brandon. 020
Reposted by Patti BacchusDavid J. Loehr @djl.bsky.social · 22/01/2026The trials for these bastards had better put the Nuremberg ones to shame. 29621
Reposted by Patti BacchusRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents. Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center. Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.propublica.orgWe Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off BreathingCivilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to p 9021883710049
Reposted by Patti BacchusIPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 16/12/2025instituteforpubliceducation.org/b-c-s-school... An important read! School Boards do matter. They are the immediate connection to parents and communities. They should be democratic, transparent and fully engage with their constituents. #bced #vanpoli @pattibacchus.bsky.socialinstituteforpubliceducation.orgB.C.’s School Boards matter, but only if they act like it – IPE/BC 073
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 12/12/2025A troubling story with outstanding reporting by the @thetyee.ca's @kehyslop.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...thetyee.caVPD Officer Was Quietly Investigated over an Abusive Relationship with Teen | The TyeeA police watchdog report does not reveal the officer’s name or the school where he met the teenage girl. 031
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 03/09/2025Update: Just got the @environmentca.bsky.social alert. Better late than never! 173
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 03/09/2025Surprised we're not hearing official warnings about today's air quality in Vancouver. 271
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 24/07/2025Can you be more specific regarding where I suggested private schools receive "lavish" funds? I used the actual number from govt docs. 100
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 24/07/2025And with regard to faith-based schools - www.straight.com/news/1211126...straight.comPatti Bacchus: We should privatize private schoolsI’m opposed to the public’s money going to private schools of all types, and this appalling case adds insult to injury. 131
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 24/07/2025www.straight.com/news/1214431...straight.comPatti Bacchus: Private schools are no bargain for taxpayersThe hundreds of millions of dollars that could be redirected into public school budgets would go a long way to making sure all kids get the educational opportunities and supports they need. 111
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 24/07/2025I'm very clear. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...policyalternatives.caIncreased public funding for private schools is dividing us, and needs to stop - CCPAPublic schools are often referred to as the cornerstone of healthy democracies, where children from all backgrounds have equitable opportunities to reach their potential and acquire the skills and kno... 120
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 24/07/2025While govt says there's no $ for public sector wage increases, it gives $570 million/yr to private schools. Let's redirect that to public schools and give teachers & support workers the increases they deserve. #bcpoli #bced @bctf @bcgeu @CUPEBC 1156
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 10/05/2025The top brass at @VSB39 don't seem to be affected by budget constraints (while lowest-paid workers get wage cuts) and they apparently can't afford to pay living wages to people who drive kids with disabilities. I believe there have been raises since these numbers. #vanpoli #bced 0125
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 09/05/2025I'm not opposed to compensating people well when they're outstanding performers. But this? When they cut school bus drivers' already-low salaries? #vanpoli #bced 2134
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 05/05/2025The @vsb39.bsky.social has posted a statement regarding ABC School Trustee Alfred Chien's X/Twitter post. Has he apologized to the parents and DPAC? #vanpoli #bced www.vsb.bc.ca/page/80102/f... 051
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 05/05/2025The parents did a very well written presentation (which I've seen). Only three trustees attended. None from ABC. They've tried all kinds of things. This is only one tactic. 100
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 05/05/2025Maybe that's why I topped the polls every time I ran 😉 000
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 05/05/2025I was on the receiving end of lots of these while I was a trustee. I took them seriously and respected that parents have a lot on their plates and shouldn't have to be advocating like this for the children's right to an education. 210
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 05/05/2025Also, my understanding is that while the emails were auto addressed, they contained personal messages and stories. 000
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 05/05/2025Maybe it's the easiest way for exhausted parents raising kids with disabilities to get the attention of trustees who refuse to attend parent meetings they're invited to. These parents have thought a lot, prepared presentations etc. 200
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 04/05/20258. And if you’re not willing to do the job, then step aside. Students deserve better. So do their families. It’s time to raise the bar on your performance as a school trustee. Our students and their families deserve better. #bced #vsb #vanpoli -30- 3151
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 04/05/20257. Deleting the tweet was a good start. Now do this: 🔹 Apologize to every parent who emailed you— publicly & by email reply. 🔹 Apologize to DPAC 🔹 Meet with the Inclusive Ed Working Group 🔹 Listen. Collaborate. Advocate. /8 1154
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 04/05/20256. To Trustee Chien: Three words — How Dare You? You were elected to serve. That means students and their families. You’ve had over two years. What do you have to show for it? /7 1100
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 04/05/20255. Worse, his tweet showed parent names — a potential violation of provincial privacy law. He’s since deleted it, but here's a redacted screenshot. (His original tweet didn’t redact the names.) /6 291
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 04/05/20254. Take VSB Trustee Alfred Chien. Instead of supporting parents, he tweeted a complaint that they were “spamming” him — with personalized emails from an automated mailer asking for help for their kids. Did he even read them? /5 1111
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 04/05/20253. I know how hard this work is. I was a trustee. I chaired the VSB longer than anyone in its history. Trustees run promising to help students — and then, some of them... just don’t. /4 180
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 04/05/20252. But I keep hearing from exhausted, frustrated parents — especially those raising kids with disabilities — who are fighting just to get their children’s learning needs met. Some are even being sent home. That’s not inclusion. That’s exclusion. /3 1101
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 04/05/20251. After decades of involvement with @VSB39, I’ve tried to tune out. It’s just too disheartening to watch the breakdown in relationships between the board, parents & staff — and the cost to students is enormous. #vanpoli #bced #bcpoli /2 2238
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 04/05/2025Trustee Chien needs to apologize to parents and DPAC and learn to sincerely listen to parents who are advocating for their children's learning needs to be appropriately supported. And he needs to act on that advocacy. That is the job of a trustee. Do the job or resign #vanpoli #bced 1118
Reposted by Patti BacchusMeaghan McLeod @meaghanmcleod.bsky.social · 04/05/2025What is the job of a school board trustee if not reading emails from interest holders and being responsive to them? One ABC trustee in @vsb39.bsky.social decided to treat advocacy emails from over 200 parents/caregivers as “spam”, and to post his grievance on X, compromising parent privacy. 53917
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Just voted in Vancouver — whole process took 72 seconds from when I walked into the polling station. The election workers were friendly and helpful. Five stars. Would recommend. 🗳️🇨🇦👍 0542
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Shocking and disgraceful. Shame on the Vancouver School Board. vancouversun.com/news/vancouv... #vanpoli #bced #bcpolivancouversun.com'Shocking': Vancouver school bus drivers face pay cut, as district abandons 'living wage' policyThe VSB's decision to end the supplement is "shocking and disgraceful," said Anastasia French, manager of Living Wage for Families B.C. 0114
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 03/04/2025If you’d like to support the fired Greater Victoria School Trustees’ legal challenge, you can donate here: chuffed.org/project/1244... #bced #bcpolichuffed.orgHelp Restore Democracy in the Greater Victoria School DistrictWhat grounds might the Minister use to dismiss an elected school board in the future if this dismissal is upheld? This case is not just about SD61; it's about safeguarding democratic accountability in... 030
Reposted by Patti Bacchussodornan.bsky.social @sodornan.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Rather than relying on headline-grabbing cell phone bans, we should focus on a more thoughtful, comprehensive approach to managing tech use in schools. This will better equip youth for balanced, constructive use of cell phones in the long run. An interesting article by @pattibacchus.bsky.social 131
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Statement from the fired, Greater Victoria School Board. This is an important issue with significant and troubling implications for the role of school boards in BC. I hope they’re successful. @eby-david.bsky.social @lisabeare.bsky.social @bcsta.bsky.social @publicedbc.bsky.social #bced #bcpoli 040
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 02/04/2025I hope they’re successful. @lisabeare.bsky.social’s firing of the democratically elected Greater Victoria school board over a policy disagreement set an alarming and dangerous precedent. #bced #bcpoli cheknews.ca/fired-victor...cheknews.caFired Victoria school trustees launch court challenge against B.C. governmentThe Greater Victoria school trustees fired by the B.C. government earlier this year have launched a court challenge, arguing their termination was beyond the jurisdiction of B.C.'s education minister. 0111
Reposted by Patti BacchusIPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 29/03/2025Are school cellphone bans really the way to go? There's new research that casts doubt on this approach. Check out our latest blog post at instituteforpubliceducation.org/new-research... and let us know that you think. #cdned #PublicEdPublicGood #bced 353
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 20/03/2025I’ve been to both and wholeheartedly agree! #elbowsup 010
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Just canceled a long-planned family trip to Hawaii. #elbowsup 🇨🇦 2627818
Reposted by Patti Bacchus🐈⬛ 👻 Kat-erwaulin' Hyssssslop 🐍🎃 @kehyslop.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Complaints about Vancouver School Board meeting access & transparency have been coming for years, even before ABC swept the 2022 elxn. But a motion for change has been stuck in limbo, and, in the meantime, the cops got involved. My @thetyee.ca piece today thetyee.ca/News/2025/03...thetyee.caClosed Door Meetings, a Police Call, a Stalled Motion | The TyeeVancouver School Board trustee Jennifer Reddy’s popular call for more transparency has become a political ping-pong ball. 0104
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 02/03/2025Is this some kind of a (terrible) joke? #bcpoli www.delta-optimist.com/highlights/f...delta-optimist.comFormer B.C. deputy finance minister to lead audit of North Shore sewage plantPeter Milburn has led previous audits of the Site C Dam and Vancouver School Board 030
Reposted by Patti BacchusPatti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 06/02/2025In BC this year, the public is subsidizing private schools to the tune of a staggering $570 million dollars, while public school boards struggle to balance their budgets. Let’s redirect that money back to public schools. #bced #bcpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...policyalternatives.caIncreased public funding for private schools is dividing us, and needs to stop | CCPAPublic schools are often referred to as the cornerstone of healthy democracies, where children from all backgrounds have equitable opportunities to reach their potential and acquire the skills and kno... 49546
