School Trustees Look At Suing Province
250 News (Prince George)
September 04, 2009

Prince George, B.C.- The B.C. School Trustees Association is examining the possibility of a class action law suit against the Provincial Government over the cuts to facility grants….

The cancelled grants have left School District 57 facing a funding shortage of $4 milliondollars,  and contracts of$1.7 million that must be honoured. The School District is holding a special meeting on September 22nd to discuss the full financial ramifications of the facility grant cuts, and to look at possible options.

School District Board Chair Lyn Hall says there are no discretionary dollars, and it is possible school closures and lay offs may have to take place because of the short notice of the cuts.

Minister MacDiarmid says School Districts were advised earlier this year, to “go slow” on projects, but they weren’t actually told the facility grants would be eliminated until last week.

MacDiarmid stands by the decision to cut the facility grants….