School boards in Nova Scotia are now into their final month of existence.
The province introduced legislation last week that will remove the seven elected English language school boards, replacing them with a provincial advisory council.
Members of the Tri-County Regional School Board have voiced their displeasure in recent weeks, saying they felt betrayed by the Glaze report.
Chair Michael Drew says even though he knew it was coming, it’s a hard pill to swallow.
“I’m really saddened and disappointed that government has decided to eliminate the democratically elected voice of Nova Scotians in education.”
Drew says their last regular meeting will take place tomorrow night, and they’ll have an education standing committee later in the month.
As far as the future, Drew says he’ll examine what the provincial model will look like before making a decision to get involved.
Drew says decisions of school boards were not political.
“They were made with interests of the local communities in mind. All of that will be lost, because now all decisions will be political decisions. Education should not be a political football.”
