Year
2010
Number
C27
Sponsor(s)
Columbia Shuswap RD
WHEREAS schools in rural areas are experiencing declining student enrolments; AND WHEREAS schools, particularly in rural areas, are community assets serving essential educational, cultural and social needs while contributing to the fibre and sustainability of their respective communities; AND WHEREAS school district boundaries require broad and encompassing restructuring: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Ministry of Education and the government as a whole review its funding requirements to provide sufficient funding to keep rural schools viable for both education for the children and the sustainability of the community.
Convention Decision
Not Admitted for Debate