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EDUCATION Board continues to garner feedback on charity resolution HDSB and HCDSB agree to keep Oct. 5 PA day • Continued from page 4 board's resolution con­ demns every institution in­ volved in her care, every person working to prolong her life, every group trying to make her difficult jour­ ney easier to bear," said Harvey. Ben Sabourin and Julia Joseph, who delegated at the April 3 board meeting, did so again Tuesday - with even more heated words for the trustees. Among their concerns was the abrupt ending to the previous board meet­ ing because it lost quorum. This happened after trustees Paul Marai, An­ thony Danko, Quinn, Su­ san Trites and Helena Ka- rabela walked out in pro­ test o f chair Diane Raben- da's dismissal of a motion and refusal to hear any ap­ peals o f it. Joseph addressed their actions at that meeting, be­ lieving they not only acted inappropriately, but "in our view, cowardly," she said. "This is just another ex­ ample of these trustees act­ ing beyond their jurisdic­ tion, acting as i f they are above the law, while, in fact, breaking it. (They act­ ed) as i f they are allowed to run amok with no conse­ quence," said Joseph. I f no action was taken at the April 17 meeting, Sa- bourin suggested he and Joseph would call on the M inistry of Education to take control of the HCDSB on the "grounds" it has failed to uphold Catholic values, operated outside of the Education Act, left a board meeting midsession and failed to represent the staff, students and parent communities of their schools. He also called on the board to host a town hall for parents, students and staff to provide feedback, something he has done be­ fore, Sabourin said. How­ ever, he quickly suggested the idea would be brushed off and received as infor­ mation instead. "But, when you do, do not be surprised when the people who elect you know my face better than yours, when your electors find a better candidate come the upcoming election," said Sabourin. Christ the King Catholic Secondary School and St. Brigid Catholic Elementa­ ry School parent councils presented a report card on the trustees regarding a few issues, including their description o f the board's handling of resolution 61­ 18. Their assessment was not in the board's favour. It rated the board a one on a scale o f five (the best), not­ ing it needed improvement as its actions didn't meet provincial standards or ex­ pectations, according to Claudine Waddick, who spoke on behalf o f the two school councils. "When you dismiss what your constituents have to say, by labelling it as information, you are not fulfilling your duty. Your constituents are figura­ tively screaming at you to get your attention," said Waddick. "The screaming is not going to stop until the board starts to show that it is truly listening to the peo­ ple who voted for it." Stakeholder feedback on resolution 61-18 w ill be accepted until Friday, June 1 and can be submit­ ted at www.hcdsb.org/ Board/Policies/Pages/ Policies-under-consulta- tion-form1.aspx. VERONICA APPIA vappia@metroland.com After a number o f talks among trustees, an elec­ tronic survey was sent to Halton District School Board parents and the ver­ dict is clear: Oct. 5 is the preferred PA day for 2018. Associate director Da­ vid Boag announced the re­ sults o f the survey at the Halton District School Board (HDSB) meeting on April 18. The recommenda­ tion w ill not change, he said. Across the board, 10,492 responses were received. O f those responses, 69 per cent o f parents preferred Oct. 5, 20 per cent o f par­ ents preferred Oct. 22, and 11 per cent had no prefer­ ence. "To get (around) a 25 per cent response rate in such a short period o f time is re­ ally great," trustee Kim Graves said. "I had no idea what the results would be, and it was very clear. I was surprised at how clear it was." Trustee Richelle Papin says following the public consultation, she is confi­ dent the board has done its due diligence in regards to this particular issue. "I just wanted to thank you for all your work on this committee," she told Boag. "As a trustee who sat on the committee I know there was a lot o f things in­ volved over the last two weeks and I appreciate the public consultation." Boag says the outcome o f HDSB's survey coincides with the decision made by the Halton Catholic board on April 17, following their own consultation process. 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