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Friday, March 28, 2014
Shawnigan brings soil dump battle to Victoria legislature Not in our watershed: Entire population of Shawnigan Lake School part of a rally that attracted more than 500
John McKinley
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ne year ago, 18-year-old Johannes Bodendorfer was a high school student living in his native Austria. Yesterday, he was in Victoria taking a passionate stand for his adopted new home as part of a crowd estimated at between 500 and 600 people. Bodendorfer joined about 40 other Dwight International School students, dozens of Peter W. Rusland Shawnigan Lake School board Trustee Mike McKay (centre), treasurer Bob Harper and superintendent Joe Rhodes talk as parents demand board action Wednesday to solve a conflict at residents and the Discovery Elementary School. entire population of Shawnigan Lake School on the legislature lawn to send a held hostage by the family’s repeated claims the school district is enabling the situation clear message to Families protest: action demanded of religious discrimination. instead of addressing it and, in the process, the provincial courtesy Shawnigan Water According to the group, those accusaleaving its staff without the support they government: don’t about alleged bullying of staff, up- tions are unfounded and the situation has need and deserve. put contaminated Dwight International School students Josetting of students at the school several parents, students and staff walking “The general consensus,” parent Adam soil in a commu- hannes Bodendorfer and Madeleine Corwin at the legislature Thursday. on eggshells. Lossing told the board, “is that nothing nity watershed. McKay said a “multi-layered” solution (leadership, solutions) comes from the “I really want to Peter W. Rusland to the the complex case is coming. But school district.” emphasize the fact the community seems to be growNews Leader Pictorial frustrated parents said they’ve waited years McKay repeatedly pointed to policies and ing in strength and unity,” Dwight teacher Sonia Furfor board action about the conflict that protocols about dealing with these types of stenau told the News Leader Pictorial from the scene. olving a bitter turmoil — allegedly allegedlyThey moved from Cobble Hillbound, to situations and allegations. He didn’t answer can’t leap tallEcole buildings in a single “The message was very clear and straight: putting sparked by one local family — inbut with there are ofThey reasons the tall CR-V, Civic in a single can’t leap buildings bound, theplenty family’s children. upset parent Shawn Silva’s demand to read (contaminated soil in a watershed) is a terrible idea.” side Discovery Elementary School, Discovery † there are plenty of reasons the CR-V, Civic but in BC. have been Fit are best-sellers Darcieand Williams said teachers passages about such in-school confl icts from Spurred by a significant public outcry, the Cowichan is now priority-one among school in BC. and Fit are best-sellers 2014 CR-V LX 2014 CR-V LX L I#N G SChandbook. G harrassed and classes disrupted by a parent IN L Valley Regional District and the Shawnigan Residents district staff. # S EaCL policy L E T T for Lease for O M P Asuggested C O M P ABCLease Silva police may need to be Association are appealing an August Ministry of EnBoard trustee Mike McKay assured angry accusing staff and others of discrimination. C C 1.99 B IN 1.99 N V U U V I to Sprevent $ She claimed Discovery students are witness- Scalled parent$disruption$of$the vironment decision to allow South Island Aggregates parents at Wednesday’s board meeting a re0 down 0 downto import up to five million tonnes of contaminated school, charging the board with port about Discovery’s long-standing fracas ing actions that contradict what kids are freight andhiding PDI included. taught about rejecting bullying. behind lawyers. freight and PDI included. soil for treatment and storage in its Stebbings Road is due as soon as possible. For 60 months. “It’s disgusting this has happened in a He later apologized for his outburst, but quarry. The news came after several dozen families MSRP $27,685 includes freight and PDI school,” she said. expressed concernModel about safeguards being in Today’s event grew from an idea at Shawnigan Lake and supporters rallied outside SD79’s shown: RM3H3EES “Multiple teachers have been reduced to place to prevent this situation from develop- School into something that involved the entire comBeverly Street headquarters prior to the tears in front of students,” Karen Silva added. ing in other schools. munity. meeting. Later, inside, the group told the Central among parent concerns is a feeling more on page 8 more on page 8 board the Shawnigan Lake school is being
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