An Open Letter to Durham District School Board Trustees

by Debbie L. Kasman in

Dear Durham District School Board Trustees,

In the summer of 2019, you hired a third-party investigator to delve into allegations of harassment by senior officials in the Durham District School Board. The investigator concluded that the Director of Education, Lisa Millar, and the Associate Director, David Visser, formed a duopoly of power, contravened Ontario’s laws and board policies, made repeated abusive, derogatory remarks to senior staff, and adopted a vindictive dislike towards certain superintendents.

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Counterpoint: Ontario experience provides ample rationale for axing school boards in Nova Scotia

by Debbie L. Kasman in

With all due respect to former Education Minister Marilyn More who wrote, “The Glaze report does not offer evidence to justify the extreme leap to disbanding elected school boards,” (Opinion: Canning school boards will have unintended consequences), there is more than enough evidence to justify the move. One need only look as far as Ontario to see why the recommendation is spot on.

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