PIC Your Poison

As parent members of Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) Parent Involvement Council (PIC), we discuss the November 25 PIC meeting. Specifically, we (i) adopted a new code of conduct that self-imposes even more restrictions than the Board already places on parent volunteers, and (ii) modified by-laws that further restrict access of PIC members to Board staff and establish the PIC Chair as gatekeeper for such interactions. 2:05 Code of conduct expansion 9:09 Background to by-law revisions 15:00 Geoff asked Board to disclose secret limitations on PIC; asking tough questions not appreciated. 17:15 Director of Education made new rule to avoid direct questions from PIC members; PIC Chair changed bylaws to retroactively legalize rule. 25:38 Shadowy maneuverings to stealthily revise bylaws; opaque agenda setting. 27:35 PIC’s authoritarian shift away from accountability and towards ‘collaboration’. 34:45 The Board is not concerned about Antifa infiltration of PIC 35:55 Do the work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit empowrconnect.substack.com