British Columbia’s education minister has fired the entire Victoria School Board in a dispute over a safety plan where the board barred police from schools except in emergencies.
Minister Lisa Beare says student safety is at risk in the district and she has appointed a lone trustee to oversee the district until the next municipal elections set for the fall of 2026.
Beare says the appointment is effective immediately, which will clear the way for the completion of a safety plan for the district.
She says the government has given the board many opportunities to act, but it hasn’t delivered….