paulamarchese.bsky.social @paulamarchese.bsky.social · 02/04/2025#sd61 @pattibacchus.bsky.social @stephenharrison.bsky.social @cbcnews-rss.bsky.social @thetyee.ca 020
paulamarchese.bsky.social @paulamarchese.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Statement on behalf of the SD61 Board of Trustees, who have now filed a Judicial Review against the B.C. Ministry of Education and Child Care 1/ 121
Reposted by @paulamarchese.bsky.socialWinona Waldron (she/her) @winonawaldron.bsky.social · 07/02/2025The BCTF has issued a statement in opposition to the Minister of Education and Child Care dismissing the GVSD Board of Trustees. #bcpoli #bced www.bctf.ca/news-and-opp...bctf.caBCTF statement in opposition to the dismissal of the Greater Victoria School BoardTeachers across BC were deeply dismayed at the decision last week by Minister of Education and Child Care Lisa Beare to dismiss the board of trustees of the Greater Victoria School District... 012
Reposted by @paulamarchese.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 07/02/2025BREAKING: Judge Carl Nichols - a Trump appointee - announced he will pause Trump’s effort to gut USAID. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...nbcnews.comJudge to pause Trump administration effort to gut USAID's workforce by thousandsTwo labor groups had sued the Trump administration after it said that thousands of USAID employees would be placed on administrative leave starting at 11:59 p.m. Friday. 185100622073
Reposted by @paulamarchese.bsky.socialStephen Harrison @stephenharrison.bsky.social · 06/02/2025"The board's decision [re: SLOs] was informed by reports indicating that some students and teachers—particularly those who are Indigenous or people of colour—did not feel safe with officers present. This move was a step toward creating a more inclusive and supportive educational environment." 083
Reposted by @paulamarchese.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 21/01/2025Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic. (posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit) 21133827610285
Reposted by @paulamarchese.bsky.socialWinona Waldron (she/her) @winonawaldron.bsky.social · 06/02/2025It's Canadian School Counselling Week, time to celebrate the vital role of school counsellors in students’ academic success, social development, and mental health. The BC NDP campaigned on a promise of ensuring there’s a counsellor in every school—hold them accountable #bcpoli #bced 031
paulamarchese.bsky.social @paulamarchese.bsky.social · 07/02/2025The latest in SD61. Both BOE Standing Committee meetings have been cancelled for Feb. There are no scheduled meetings on the district website for 2025-26 budget process. There is no email address on the website to contact the “official trustee.” In sum, no transparency. 022
Reposted by @paulamarchese.bsky.socialShannon Waters @sobittersosweet.bsky.social · 04/02/2025BC human rights commissioner Kasari Govender criticizing Education Minister Lisa Bear's firing of the Greater Victoria school board She notes the firing "effectively makes school police liaison officer programs mandatory" in BC without evidence they are needed or effective #bcpolibchumanrights.ca 69045
Reposted by @paulamarchese.bsky.socialStephen Harrison @stephenharrison.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Govender repeatedly asked government to study SLOs. "With no publicly available evidence to either show that SLO programs are effective in preventing harm … [or] are not themselves the cause of harm, it is difficult to see this decision as being a principled one." bchumanrights.ca/wp-content/u...bchumanrights.ca 01113
Reposted by @paulamarchese.bsky.socialStephen Harrison @stephenharrison.bsky.social · 01/02/2025VicPD tweeted a letter on the firing of the SD61 board that is 1) From their "union," the openly political arm of VicPD, 2) Includes a lie in the first sentence, and 3) Calls the firing a "successful day" that they attribute in part to police lobbying. Congrats police on your successful coup! 22516
paulamarchese.bsky.social @paulamarchese.bsky.social · 31/01/2025The Institute for Public Education speaks out on the firing of the #SD61 School Board. instituteforpubliceducation.org/ipe-bc-state... @pattibacchus.bsky.social @stephenharrison.bsky.socialinstituteforpubliceducation.orgIPE/BC statement on the firing of the democratically elected Greater Victoria School Board – IPE/BC 122
Reposted by @paulamarchese.bsky.socialStephen Harrison @stephenharrison.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Firing an elected school board for trying to have a say over how police interact with students definitely fits for a party that campaigned on being better friends to the police than the conservatives. Police hurt people every day, and they shouldn't be in schools. 22211
Reposted by @paulamarchese.bsky.socialPatti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 31/01/2025This is an (excellent) idea one would expect from an NDP govt and which actually help kids who need help. How about it @lisabeare.bsky.social? Give kids nurses and counselors, not more cops. 1103
Reposted by @paulamarchese.bsky.socialStephen Harrison @stephenharrison.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Given how local police operate, the government shouldn't be shocked if SLOs don't come back at all, even after they fired the board. VicPD has said if they were able to hire as many patrol and investigative officers as they wanted, hiring SLOs was their 3rd, 8th, and 20th priority after that. 171
Reposted by @paulamarchese.bsky.socialPatti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social · 31/01/2025I would remind Ms Beare that the BCNDP barely got elected last time. If people wanted a pro-police govt, more of them would have voted for Rustad, and now they may as well have. 1183
paulamarchese.bsky.social @paulamarchese.bsky.social · 16/01/2025The latest news in SD61: The District PAC makes it clear to BC Ed Minister that they DON’T want trustees removed from their democratically elected positions. @pattibacchus.bsky.social @stephenharrison.bsky.social 094
paulamarchese.bsky.social @paulamarchese.bsky.social · 14/01/2025The latest in the SD61/SPLO impasse: the SD61 BOE’s op-ed in today’s TC: www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm... @pattibacchus.bsky.social @stephenharrison.bsky.socialtimescolonist.comComment: School board is providing the required oversightJust as police have their own duties and responsibilities, so does the school board, under the School Act. 0117
Reposted by @paulamarchese.bsky.socialErin Blondeau ✷ writer & researcher @erinblondeau.bsky.social · 11/01/2025“Any decision to dismiss the SD61 board of trustees would not only overlook their substantial achievements but would also set a troubling precedent, undermine the democratic process, erode public trust and ultimately do more harm than good” www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/group-r...nanaimobulletin.comGroup rallies against reinstatement of Greater Victoria school liaison officersThey say police can't solve complicated social issues that face children 2105
paulamarchese.bsky.social @paulamarchese.bsky.social · 12/01/2025In the wake of whether SD61 in #yyj should reinstate a formal SPLO program, some are calling for Ed Minister @lisabeare.bsky.social to fire the BOE. The teacher’s union & district PAC have both affirmed support. Links in the comments. @pattibacchus.bsky.social @stephenharrison.bsky.social 211
