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Public school trustees and private choices

Last week on her blog Report Card, Janet Steffenhagen revealed that 1st term (elected November 2008) Maple Ridge School Trustee Mike Huber’s eldest child is attending kindergarten at a private school.
Responsible parents make choices for their children that are in the best interest of  their children. When  one parent is a politician the public may have a legitimate interest in certain family decisions but that interest should stop at the point that it becomes a judgment of the choice itself.
Trustee Huber has publicly explained the reasons for the decision and they include access to all-day kindergarten, smaller class sizes and [...]

Polls

I am trying out the Poll widget and have created my first poll.  (Look to the right, below my twitter feed)
I’ve asked a rather big question and it’s likely you will think of other challenges for the “top three” list.
Please make suggestions in the comment section of this post.
Identifying the challenges is the easy part….finding workable  solutions is probably the biggest challenge of all.