Palliser Yet to Confirm Policy Extension Approval
LETHBRIDGE – Palliser Regional Schools will be seeking legal advise before it will send its final “Safe and Caring Learning Environments” policy.
The original policy, which protects students and staff from any sort of racial, religious, gender or disability discrimination, was drafted in February. Feedback was welcomed from stakeholders, including school councils and the public, at that time.
The Board of Trustees has now requested an extension on the March 31 deadline from Alberta Education, to be able to gain even more public input before it submits the policy to the provincial government.
“A request came at the last meeting, and a motion was brought forward by some members that they would like us to incorporate reference to parental rights and religious rights. We need legal input to how the wording would appear,” noted Colleen Deitz, Board Chair.