Commentary
School board trustees have an important role: They must ensure that students receive a high-quality education.
For this to happen, a number of very important decisions must be made. Trustees are responsible for striking budgets, hiring district leaders, selecting appropriate educational programs, and providing students with bus transportation. Being a trustee is a serious commitment and parents have every right to expect them to remain focused on their primary role.
Unfortunately, some trustees appear to be more interested in playing politics than in doing their jobs. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB), where over the last year trustees have provided an object lesson on what not to do….