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The Huron Expositor • October 5, 2005 - 28
Trustees fear bill with jeopardize confidentiality
of students facing disciplinary measures
Stew Slater
School boards across Ontario are concerned a
private member's bill before the provincial legis-
lature, proposed in an attempt to ensure trans-
parency in public meetings, may jeopardize the
confidentiality of students facing disciplinary
measures.
At a regular meeting Tuesday, Sept. 27, Avon
Maitland District School Board trustee Jenny
Versteeg complained proposed Bill 123 "is not
set up for a school board."
Versteeg, the' North Perth trustee who's also
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the board's representative on the Ontario Public
School Boards Association (OPSBA), mentioned
the issue in her regular report to her Avon
Maitland colleagues.
"OPSBA is in favour of transparency but the
new Bill sets different parameters for 'in cam-
era' meetings," states the written version of
Versteeg's report.
More precisely, the proposed Bill allows for
discussions of personnel and some finances to
take place "in camera" (behind closed doors), but
fails to mention others of what are currently
similarly -treated key aspects of board of educa-
tion business.
These omissions include the acquisition and
disposition of property, and information regard-
ing parents and pupils.
Huron East/Central Huron trustee Shelley
Kaastra was quick to ask if that means discipli-
nary issues -- including the names of students
involved -- will have to take place in public.
Wingham-area counterpart Colleen Schenk,
who serves on the OPSBA executive, then con-
firmed the province -wide lobby group has "grave
concerns" about student confidentiality.
The OPSBA has registered those concerns
with the provincial government.
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