BC premier admits that COVID decisions based on politics, not science
“…responsibility for elected
“I would suggest that they can educate themselves”
“I don’t mean to be accusatory here,
…the province should not force trustees to make medical decisions.
“But as an individual trustee, I am not comfortable making medical decisions of behalf of other people.”
“There should be a province-wide consideration of what should happen in schools. That is the province’s responsibility,”
Horgan throws B.C. school trustees under the bus
“I’m concerned about some of the backwoods boards that could cave to threats by the vocal
For years, major policies have been mandated by Victoria and taken out of the hands of school trustees. Now, for the greatest challenge to come along in a generation, the NDP government is passing the buck.
The Kamloops-Thompson Teachers’ Association would prefer a B.C.-wide
“We agree with the vaccine mandate; however, we just wish the province would implement it provincewide, instead of leaving it up to school districts to decide,"
…is also concerned about, that B.C. will become a patchwork of districts with different rules.
“This is a decision that the government needs to
It has certainly looked at provincewide policies when it comes to mask use, the vaccine pass, all of those issues, and this should be treated the same”
…it is the government’s responsibility to set policy on staff vaccination and how that would be enforced.
…admits she and the board were blindsided when suddenly thrust into the role as vaccine mandate decision-makers
“It’s concerning because for the whole pandemic we’ve been following the protocols based on provincial health officer direction and we’ve done that in consultation with our local health authorities, so having this decision shifted to boards of education is a challenge … We are a board of education that does not have that expertise.”