Grade 9 students from a high school the Board of Education has voted to shut down took to the streets of their neighbourhood handing out Thank You cards.

By Staff

November 25th, 2017

BURLINGTON, ON

An entire Grade 9 class spent the day handing out kindness cards in Burlington, spreading smiles throughout their school and neighbourhood.

You had to see it to believe it and to pick up on the delighted comments that come across on the video.

Look carefully at the students in the high school handing out the cards to their fellow students.

And look carefully at the school – it is scheduled to be closed in June of 2018.

The Halton District School Board voted to shut down two high schools – Pearson is one of them.

The parents have asked for and were given the opportunity for an Administrative Review to take place. That review is ongoing and a report will be made to the Minister of Education on whether or not the process used by the board was in accordance with Board policies.

Margaret Wilson, the independent Reviewer brought in to look at all the documents and to listen to the parents cannot order that the School Board change its decision – but she can say if the process met all the provincial requirements.

If the process was flawed the Ministry could order that the School Board revisit the Program Accommodation Review (PAC) and maybe hold that PAC a second time.

The video of the students is a delight; click on the link.