VANCOUVER B.C.’s new minister of education is ordering a review of the Chilliwack school board to make sure its trustees are respecting the human rights of students in the district. Jennifer Whiteside announced Tuesday she’s ordered the review to evaluate the board’s “commitment to a school system that is safe, inclusive and welcoming to all students and staff.” The well-being of students and staff in our education system is my highest priority and must be the highest priority of school trustees as well, Whiteside said in a news release. Those tasked with the review will investigate “the extent that actions of trustees in their role are consistent with the human rights of students and staff.”
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A empty classroom is pictured at a school in Vancouver on March 23, 2020. Two special advisers have been appointed by the British Columbia government to evaluate the Chilliwack Board of Education s commitment to safety and inclusion in schools. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward December 22, 2020 - 5:11 PM
VANCOUVER - Two special advisers have been appointed by the British Columbia government to evaluate the Chilliwack Board of Education s commitment to safety and inclusion in schools.
Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside said in a news release that retired B.C. Supreme Court judge Lynn Smith and former Surrey school superintendent Mike McKay will complete their review by the end of February.
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Joseph arvay, Canada’s most powerful civil rights lawyer, spent much of last year trying to win Gloria Taylor a proper death. Time is running out.
His client has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a fatal and rapidly progressive neuromuscular disorder, sometimes referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Her muscles have already begun to atrophy. Her legs have given way and, inexorably, other body parts are failing. Eventually, she will lose the ability to stand, and then to swallow. She will be maintained by sets of tubes for feeding and waste. As her lungs give up, it is possible that her own body will choke her to death. Her brain, though, will remain sharp so she will be cognizant of this betrayal.
Stephanie Lynn Smith, 29, of Texas, was due to marry 31-year-old Jamie Bassett in Texas. Days before her wedding she started to feel unwell and went to hospital. She died five days later.
The Daily 202: Taylor Swift’s new album ends on a hopeful note – with echoes of Emily Dickinson James Hohmann
with Mariana Alfaro Taylor Swift has recorded and released two albums since President Trump and Congress last passed coronavirus relief. “I ve been down since July,” the pop star announces at the start of the title track for “Evermore,” her surprise new CD that dropped at midnight. “I had a feeling so peculiar that this pain would be forevermore.” The five-minute song takes listeners on a journey from the depths of pandemic-induced melancholy to a feeling of reassurance that things cannot possibly stay this bad. The piano ballad leaves you with a sense of hope for the future. Perhaps it will emerge as the anthem for 2020.