Fired Victoria school trustees reinstated after court hearing
Nine Victoria school trustees have been reinstated after a court hearing revealed that the government had not fully complied with a disclosure order. The trustees were initially fired over a dispute regarding the police liaison officer program in schools. The B.C. Education Minister acknowledged significant errors in the process leading to their termination.
- ▪The Greater Victoria School Board trustees were fired in January 2025 due to a controversy over ending a police liaison officer program.
- ▪The Ministry of Education and Child Care failed to disclose important communications during the judicial review, leading to the reinstatement of the trustees.
- ▪The decision to reinstate the trustees was made after the province recognized that the evidence presented could compromise the fairness of the proceedings.
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Open this photo in gallery:B.C. Education Minister Lisa Beare, shown in 2024, said in a statement that the government has agreed to quash the three government orders that removed trustees.DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountNine Victoria school trustees, who were fired last year over a dispute regarding police officers in schools, are being reinstated after the government acknowledged that it had not fully complied with a court order on disclosure. The Greater Victoria School Board trustees were fired in January, 2025, after a long-simmering controversy about the board’s decision to end a police liaison officer program in 2023.
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