PIC Your Poison
from POWR Take in 20 Hosted by EMPOWR
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
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