Vancouver Parents Action Network

Holding the Vancouver School Board and the Minister of Education accountable since 2021. #homeworkisnotinstruction

[Vancouver Parents Action Network @ActionVancouver]

Hold up. On the same night the @VSB39 trustees spurned the Ministry's urgent demand for more high school instruction, they also revealed they gave themselves a raise? In a private meeting? @JM_Whiteside it's time for @CarmenCho17 and co to go. All of them. Now. #bcpoli #bced

[Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus]

I don't have an issue with trustees receiving pay increases from time to time, but these decisions should be debated and voted on in public meetings. Elected trustees are neither employees nor "personnel." No excuse for voting on own raises in secret. #bced #bcpoli #vanpoli

[Vancouver Parents Action Network @ActionVancouver]

BC Liberal MLAs @tegart_jackie and @wilkinson4bc are standing up for Vancouver students in the legislature and keeping the pressure on @JM_Whiteside to uphold the law and ensure equal instruction across BC.

The Minister? Silent on @VSB39. Still has not accepted their Q4 "plan."

[Richard Zussman @richardzussman]

NEW - Dr. Bonnie Henry is looking at direct immunizations in Surrey, the highest hit community in BC. This could include workplaces and schools. Details for come. "We will prioritize where risk is greatest." #bcpoli #covid19bc

[Vancouver Parents Action Network @ActionVancouver]

@_Cuddlefish_ Now we've heard it from the VSB. You were correct, but we don't know you. Thanks!

[Vancouver Parents Action Network @ActionVancouver]

Nice try, @VSB39!

Once: “homework is instruction.” Classic. The Ministry took months to figure that one out.

Twice? Any student who wants to “attend school all day” may do so…except they will get only half a day of instruction. Sneaky!

@JM_Whiteside DM if you need help.

[Vancouver Parents Action Network @ActionVancouver]

@_Cuddlefish_ That is an important detail, but is not in the letter. Can you please provide a source?

[Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus]

Sources telling me @VSB39 secondary teachers are being summoned for emergency meetings at lunch time today re fourth-quarter student schedules. My DMs open if you have more info. Sources will be kept confidential. #bced

[Vancouver Parents Action Network @ActionVancouver]

Tonight Vancouver NDP MLAs will host a forum to hear from families concerned about @VSB39’s instructional shortfall. But we also need to hear from those MLAs. What will they say? What will they do? You can sign up here to find out: https://t.co/o6mQ7zAjfd.

[Vancouver Parents Action Network @ActionVancouver]

If you haven't yet seen this @VSB39 survey, please ask your child and contact their high school admin this morning. Responses are due - at the latest - today. At least one school (Churchill) sent it to students via Teams over the weekend.

[Vancouver Parents Action Network @ActionVancouver]

Parents, look out for a last-minute, short-fuse survey from your child's high school. Lord Byng, Prince of Wales, Magee, Tupper, Thompson, Kits and others are asking what parents and/or students think about @VSB39's instructional model. Responses due Wednesday! Let em know!

[Vancouver Parents Action Network @ActionVancouver]

Add Templeton to the list. According to notes from schools, the survey is from the VSB. Hopefully, parents at every school receive and answer it, despite the very short notice.

[Vancouver Parents Action Network @ActionVancouver]

Parents, look out for a last-minute, short-fuse survey from your child's high school. Lord Byng, Prince of Wales, Magee, Tupper, Thompson, Kits and others are asking what parents and/or students think about @VSB39's instructional model. Responses due Wednesday! Let em know!

[Vancouver Parents Action Network @ActionVancouver]

Great to hear from students who are living through this disrupted school year.

[Caroline Alphonso @calphonso]

Some of public education’s most dramatic changes in response to the pandemic have played out in high schools. Here’s what students have to say about those changes: https://t.co/wpXvRDKSqz

[Vancouver Parents Action Network @ActionVancouver]

@talasker @pattibacchus @VSB39 Based on our conversations with MLAs, Gr 8 and 9 have been emphasized because the relative shortfall is most severe for them. All other districts in BC are full-time for 8 and 9. Grades 10-12 need more instruction, too. We expect Whiteside's next move to address all grades.

[Vancouver Parents Action Network @ActionVancouver]

Parents, Karen Tsang is the @VanDPAC Secretary. Read what she thinks of you, then let @gordlau and @vikkhanna know what you think of her suitability for that role. Can she advocate for your views? Can she support education for ALL children in Vancouver? #bced

[Vancouver Parents Action Network @ActionVancouver]

Another Friday, another lost week for Vancouver high school students, and still no public statement or action from Minister @JM_Whiteside. Why spend four weeks on a review of @VSB39 if you won't act on it? Can't wait to get the results of our FOIPPA request. #bced #bcpoli

[Vancouver Parents Action Network @ActionVancouver]

SAVAGE interview with concerned parent on @CBCEarlyEdition. Listen here: https://t.co/JBY7XQVs5Z. Then let @VSB39, @CarmenCho17 and @SAHoffman know what you think. It didn't have to end this way. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀#bcpoli #bced

[Vancouver Parents Action Network @ActionVancouver]

Remember this? Since September, @VSB39 has failed to provide ~20,000 high school students the instruction required by BC law. They just publicly defied Minister @JM_Whiteside. Where's that ton of bricks? How much does an administrative directive weigh? @jjhorgan #bcpoli #bced

[Vancouver Parents Action Network @ActionVancouver]

Hey @jjhorgan, your government has known for months that @VSB39 is not providing the high school instruction required by law. When are you going to “come down on them like a ton of bricks”? Are only some laws worth enforcing? https://t.co/azHqEZs5TA @Dave_Eby #bcpoli #bced 😘

[Vancouver Parents Action Network @ActionVancouver]

@rothniven @VSB39 @JM_Whiteside @CarmenCho17 @Dave_Eby Even better: it's retroactive to January 2019.

[Vancouver Parents Action Network @ActionVancouver]

Hold up. On the same night the @VSB39 trustees spurned the Ministry's urgent demand for more high school instruction, they also revealed they gave themselves a raise? In a private meeting? @JM_Whiteside it's time for @CarmenCho17 and co to go. All of them. Now. #bcpoli #bced

[Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus]

I don't have an issue with trustees receiving pay increases from time to time, but these decisions should be debated and voted on in public meetings. Elected trustees are neither employees nor "personnel." No excuse for voting on own raises in secret. #bced #bcpoli #vanpoli

[Vancouver Parents Action Network @ActionVancouver]

We found the @VSB39 Trustee retroactive pay raise. It is buried at 1:11:00 of this video: https://t.co/p7ifofDWFy.

Minister @JM_Whiteside! Instead of finding ways to teach our kids, the Trustees have been lining their pockets. These trustees can't be trusted. Time to go! #bced

[Vancouver Parents Action Network @ActionVancouver]

Parents, can you please help us find where @CarmenCho17 reveals the secret pay raise the (soon to be former) Trustees gave themselves? It wasn't on the agenda. Oh and did we mention it was retroactive to Jan 2019? Meeting video here: https://t.co/p7ifofDWFy

[Vancouver Parents Action Network @ActionVancouver]

Parents, can you please help us find where @CarmenCho17 reveals the secret pay raise the (soon to be former) Trustees gave themselves? It wasn't on the agenda. Oh and did we mention it was retroactive to Jan 2019? Meeting video here: https://t.co/p7ifofDWFy

[Vancouver Parents Action Network @ActionVancouver]

Hold up. On the same night the @VSB39 trustees spurned the Ministry's urgent demand for more high school instruction, they also revealed they gave themselves a raise? In a private meeting? @JM_Whiteside it's time for @CarmenCho17 and co to go. All of them. Now. #bcpoli #bced