Boone To Stay On As School Board Trustee

Sunday, November 28, 2010 04:10 AM

Prince George, B.C. - The newly acclaimed NDP candidate in the Prince George-Peace River riding says she has no plans to step down from School District 57's Board of Trustees.

Lois Boone is vice-chair of the board and, while she announced at last Tuesday's regular monthly meeting that she won't seek re-election next year, she said at the kick-off to her federal campaign yesterday that she has no plans to resign yet.

"I keep my job as a trustee until such time as the election comes and if I'm elected, then I resign my seat," she said. "If I'm not elected, then I just continue on as a trustee."

Boone says there's no way, at this point in time, the outcome of the federal by-election could lead to the need for a by-election to fill her spot on the school board. She says the Prime Minister must call a by-election to replace Jay Hill in Prince George-Peace River by April, but once into the new year, any vacancy on school board can remain open until the fall municipal elections.

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Posted by: faxman on November 28 2010 7:56 AM

That's too bad; the sooner she leaves the sooner the kids get a fighting chance for a better education.

Posted by: IAM on November 28 2010 8:24 AM

Hahaha.....nice morning chuckle faxman.

Would be nice if "the fix" were so easy!

Posted by: Flash on November 28 2010 8:26 AM

How would her leaving the school board give kids a better education? Could you provide some eveidence of that statement?

Posted by: gimmeabreak on November 28 2010 9:10 AM

Flash......thats an easy one..

LESS SOCIALISM INFLUENCING OUR YOUNG, EAGER TO LEARN MINDS.

...got any more no brainers you'd like us to look after???

Posted by: Give more on November 28 2010 9:52 AM

With all the cutbacks and closed schools I wonder if the school board meetings are still catered? (at huge expense)It would be too bad if after all that, they are all keeping their perks too.

Posted by: BCRacer on November 28 2010 10:10 AM

Sorry people I have to disagree, she is only one person, so I find it hard to put the blame on her sholders alone..
They have a thankless job, they get so many dollars from our wonderful governement and with that they have to make the school system operate...and no matter what they do, someone is going to be chewing leg bones...
just like at home, you over spend you are in trouble quickly..

Posted by: Flash on November 28 2010 10:43 AM

The trustees have to deal with the cards they are dealt. They have NOTHING to do with curriculum, so the comment about less socialism is exactly what gimme said-a no brainer because it has absolutely nothing to do with facts or reality. If you are upset about schools closing or the curriculum, this is the result of the Liberals in Victoria-they control both

If you want to hate the job Boone has done on the school board, feel free. But base it on facts.

Posted by: LoveTheNorth on November 28 2010 10:45 AM

We live in a wonderful country. If anyone thinks they can do better ......please run for elected offices.

Posted by: RUEZ on November 28 2010 11:29 AM

So in the meantime, while she's running a campaign. Who's going to do her job?

Posted by: hood rich on November 28 2010 11:42 AM

Ruez is that a serious question?

Posted by: EXTERMINATE on November 28 2010 12:51 PM

School Board Trustees are actually not paid very much for the job they do. Personally I would like to see Boone stay on School Board she is one who actually fights for the rural schools, where as Ricard or Belle we would definitely be better off without!

Posted by: Andyfreeze on November 28 2010 2:57 PM

Exactly RUEZ!

Posted by: Andyfreeze on November 28 2010 3:11 PM

LovetheNorth...people don't just decide to run for office and bingo...away they go!
Those on the inside of the politicial zoo we have in B.C.decide who gets to run.
And in most cases, under the party system,they are handpicked for reasons known only to those doing the picking.
Politicians in this province are recycled over and over.
It's like a zombie movie...we can kill them off at the ballot box sometimes...but they always come back from the dead, eventually!
We are seeing a lot of that right now,so we can only surmise that life at the public trough must be very good!
Some of the ones jumping back in to the political arena right now must actually have mould growing on them!
I would absolutely love to see some new blood on the B.C. political scene,but that just doesn't seem to happen in the real world!

Posted by: gus on November 28 2010 3:51 PM

Flash ... gimmeabreak bases nothing on facts.

Posted by: gus on November 28 2010 3:59 PM

Ruez wrote: "So in the meantime, while she's running a campaign. Who's going to do her job?"

In her case, she was selected to run WHEN there is an election. Look around you. DO YOU SEE AN ELECTION YET?

On the other hand, you might be more realistic to ask that question of the candidates who are trying to get the nod for the Conservatives.

Have ANY of them left their post yet? OF COURSE NOT! There is no election there yet either, but it is far closer at hand. They are still on Councils, etc. and one is likely still pulling money in from Enbridge. I see no reason for any of them leaving their job yet either. I bet you none of them will leave their job during the actual time of the election of the Conservative riding candidate.

Must be a slow Sunday.

Posted by: pgguru on November 28 2010 4:33 PM

they shoudnt close these schools permanatly it should be indefinetly that way down the road if there is a demand for more students schools will reopen

Posted by: EXTERMINATE on November 28 2010 6:26 PM

Posted by: supertech on November 28 2010 10:25 PM

School board trustees are usually there because they care,however, it has been used as a stepping stone to provincial office in the past. Once these people are elected at the provincial level, thay have no problems with cuts to education. I'm quite sure an Ottawa position would have the same result.