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RSS FeedsCandidate for top York school board job backtracks on controversial email
(The Star Fashion & Style)

 
 

26 november 2017 19:55:30

 
Candidate for top York school board job backtracks on controversial email
(The Star Fashion & Style)
 


One of the candidates being considered for director of education in York Region recently faced tough questions after sending a directive saying the Northern Ontario board she runs would refuse to deal with parents’ concerns if they went to the media first.Jackie Young, who is currently head of the Near North District School Board, received a rebuke from Minister of Education Mitzie Hunter before backtracking on her missive.“It’s very important that our school boards and our education system respond to parents and members of the community that have a question — that’s certainly an expectation that I would have,” Hunter told the Star when asked about a North Bay Nugget newspaper report from September that Young had sent an email saying parents needed to follow proper processes or the board wouldn’t help them.“Transparency and accountability are really fundamental to our system of education in Ontario, so my expectation of that board is that they look at this and really address any concerns of accessibility and making sure they are open and engaging to parents and to the community,” Hunter said at the time.Whether parents have spoken to a reporter “should have no bearing on their ability to engage with the board, and I will make that clear (to the board),” Hunter said.Young later sent out a clarification letter to families, requesting they first approach their school, but saying the North Bay-area board would respond to all complaints.In response to questions from the Star, Young referred to the clarification and reiterated that the Northern Ontario board always does its best to address parents’ concerns.In recent weeks, York Region District School Board trustees have been involved in the process of hiring a director, which they need to do by the end of the year. Sources say Young is one of five candidates shortlisted for the position, which became vacant when J. Philip Parappally was dismissed ...


 
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