Jan 29
From the chair of the @VanDPAC — which represents parents of @VSB39 students — on their latest frustration with chair @victoriajungvan, who announced this week she's running for council with @kareemformayor. #vanpoli
Jan 29
Parents asked to be heard. Instead of meeting with them, Chair Jung rushed a motion calling for a statutory review of parents in under a week. This came despite DPAC having already passed a provincial resolution on parent engagement. Rather than working with parents to build on that shared work, the situation was framed as “friction.”
Strong school systems are built on collaboration with families. The VSB must rebuild relationships with parent advocates so we can focus on what matters most ... our children.
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Jan 28
8. As a Vancouver resident and taxpayer, I caution voters to pay careful attention to Ms. Jung's record. It's not good. #vanpoli
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7. Meanwhile:
- Teachers manage increasingly complex classrooms without enough support
- Thousands of students and staff still learn and work in seismically high-risk schools
Priorities matter. These were the wrong ones.
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6. In 2024/25, the district paid its superintendent of schools a total of over $473,000 (source: PSEC data, most recent data available) — with indications of a significant raise since.
That’s obscene in a district where frontline supports are stretched to the breaking point.
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5. While students with special needs go without adequate support—and some are excluded from full-time school as a result—this Board found money elsewhere.
A lot of it. But it didn't go to classrooms. /6
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4 Sep 2025
Oh, interesting @kerrisdalepac @VSB39 @VanDPAC
Apparently @VCHhealthcare wildfire smoke advice includes air cleaners, masks outdoors, and more.
@VSB39 is NOT keeping the kids safe!
4 Sep 2025
Letter from our @VSB39 school today. I just .... 🤬🤬🤬🤬😫
Advice from @VCHhealthcare which is 🤷♀️
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7 Aug 2025
Yes. I wrote about that in an earlier story. Thanks for mentioning it again.
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6 May 2025
this letter is brutal.
First of all, breaking down how many names were exposed is completely irrelevant - partial or full, is beside the point.
Is this the VSB's way of trying to minimize what happened?
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5 May 2025
The @VSB39 has posted a statement about Trustee @alfredchien1's post on X/Twitter. Has he personally apologized to the parents and @VanDPAC ? #vanpoli #bced
vsb.bc.ca/page/80102/financi…
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3. I know how hard this work is. I was a trustee. I chaired the VSB longer than anyone in its history. Trustees run promising to help students — and then, some of them... just don’t. /4
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2. But I keep hearing from exhausted, frustrated parents — especially those raising kids with disabilities — who are fighting just to get their children’s learning needs met. Some are even being sent home. That’s not inclusion. That’s exclusion. @melaniecheng123 @vandpac /3
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4 May 2025
You’re right, schools deserve better… than you. You need to resign immediately. Publishing personal information without consent is one reason. Being a fucking asshole is another. @Vote4ABC
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“Our schools deserve better” … than you hearing from parents?
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4 May 2025
VSB Trustee screenshoting parent names from their private emails and posting them on Twitter is not okay. This may violate s. 30 of FIPPA. Does the ABC Party support this? @Vote4ABC
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4 May 2025
Caregivers of students in @VSB39, if your personal info was shared out by the School Board we can help. Inspire Kids supports students with FASD and complex challenges.
Disability and medical information should never be shared by School officials or staff.
Please connect.
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