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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday April 20, 2007 - 3 Oakville trustee condemns boardroom bullying Continued from page 1 AA1820417 not responsible for our decisions. Things like our motions are too vague and we've tried to be very specific in our motions recently but he still makes these kinds of remarks. Personally he has rebuked me for asking for background information on St. Thomas Aquinas. I didn't think that that was something he should have done," he said. "He made his remarks in public so we're making ours in public." Burlington trustee Bob Van de Vrande, however, seems to be taking this vote seriously, speaking on why Alice Ann LeMay many trustees feel it is time for a chair to approve the minutes of a previchange in leadership. "We think that the existing leader- ous meeting citing insufficient details ship has had sufficient time to try to in the written record of the meeting as bring all of the trustees, including all the cause. The meeting prior to that a majority the new people, together and work of trustees did not show up after the towards a common vision," he said. "That isn't happening, so we think chair announced the meeting was being it's time to put someone in there that's held so trustees could receive a legal review of their roles and responsibiliprepared to do that." ties. Van de Vrande also "If we're not doing it cited a disagreement on "It's working. If right, it's my job as the the role of the trustee as a my car is working Chair to check to find out source of the problems whether or not we're operI'm not going to between newer trustees ating properly. If we're not and the board's leadership. take it to the it's my responsibility to "We see the role as shop for repairs." bring it back to the board," establishing policy and said Bailey. "I take my role providing direction, not Ed Viana, very seriously." merely being a resource Oakville trustee Not all trustees would for staff," he said. be happy to see Bailey and LeMay lose "The existing leadership also said they would cooperate with the board their positions. "Our board, according to the and seek input from everyone when Minister of Education, is one of the they were elected and that simply hasn't best boards in the province of been happening." Board Chair Al Bailey is taking the Ontario," said Oakville trustee Ed call for his resignation in stride stating Viana. "It's working. If my car is working he has done nothing to deserve such I'm not going to take it to the shop for action. "Everybody is entitled to an opinion repairs." Viana also has a problem with of sorts, but when someone is making a trustees calling for the resignations decision like that they should have now instead of waiting until November something to back it up," he said. "The board has operated properly in when the chair and vice-chair run for the past it's doing very, very well and I re-election. "That's not proper and that's bad think the results speak for themselves." faith, as far as I'm concerned," said After 10 years with the Halton Catholic District School Board and Viana. "Every day at the school we push seven terms as board Chair, this is the the principals of no bullying in the first time Bailey's resignation has been schools and now we have bullying in called for. Embattled Vice-Chair Alice Anne the boardroom. Give me a break." Viana's support may not be enough LeMay also weighed in on calls for her to stop the leadership of the board resignation. "The whole thing is disappointing from changing as Van de Vrande feels because it's not serving the children. If he possesses the numbers to get the you want to do things then think of the motion passed. "Five people have asked for the children first," she said. meeting, so I think that suggests that Van de Vrande agrees the board is functioning well, but does not chalk the Chair and Vice-Chair just don't have the support of a majority of that up to Bailey's leadership. "The board as a whole is very suc- trustees," he said. In addition to calling for resignacessful because we have highly qualified tions last night's motion also called for and dedicated staff who do their jobs very well, but they deserve better lead- immediate elections to replace the Chair and Vice-Chair. ership from the trustees," he said. Van de Vrande would not confirm or This is the latest in a series of unenddeny plans to occupy either of these ing incidents, that have increased in recent weeks, in which trustees have positions. "I don't know yet. It's not up to me, clashed with Bailey over the procedures it's up to what all the trustees decide." and policies of the board. In the event the motion is successDuring an April 10 meeting not ful Bailey and LeMay will continue enough trustees would support the their work with the Halton Catholic District School Board on behalf of their respective regions. "They have a lot to contribute but we would like to see them in the position as trustees representing their particular areas," said Van de Vrande. Whatever the result of the vote Bailey hopes it was called for the right reasons. "Trustees aren't in this job for themselves, we're supposed to be there to educate the kids and it's the outcome for the children that is the most important thing. If we're looking at something other than that we're there for the wrong reasons," he said. "The nature of the business of the board is board business but at some point this has become personal." The vote took place after The Oakville Beaver went to press last night, but for the results and consequences please log onto www.oakvillebeaver.com. 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