Amalgamation of region’s English public school boards causes confusion during election
By Lisa Marchitto
There has never been a more confusing time to hold elections for school board members.
School boards are amalgamating, big budget cuts are expected, and candidates are receiving little guidance from the provincial government.
“One of the. . . large problems we’re facing is that there are no clear definitions of a large number of things,” says Albert Chambers, one of the two candidates in Zone 10 of public school board 25. “A great deal of information is missing, and that makes if difficult to provide answers to the questions of electors.”
Chambers says the main issue for voters is how funding will change with amalgamation.
The amalgamation will decrease the region’s boards to four — an English language public board, an English language separate board, a French language public board, and a French language separate board — instead of the present six.