School District Buildings Property

WHEREAS declining enrollments continue to impact school districts throughout our region and schools are being boarded up in efforts to have remaining operating schools meet capacity requirements as directed by the provincial government; AND WHEREAS our school districts are experiencing increased financial pressures and money spent maintaining deteriorating school properties are monies taken out of education programming for students: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the UBCM request the Minister of Education to allow school districts the option to sell derelict school properties with the proviso that any monies gained be spent in the local school district on education programming for students.