Two former school board trustees, Ron Polillo and Tim Bennett, are trying to climb the political ladder by putting their names forward as prospective candidates for city council. They were part of of a school board that for years were collectively complicit for creating a fractious and toxic environment in the boardroom when it come to making decisions that regarded employees and matters of public interest.
A revolving door of school superintendents who stayed only a short time and quit in disgust, not prepared to work in a bullying and hostile environment fostered by the board. Then there was the debacle of naming the newly constructed Kelly Road school. There were meetings behind closed doors with trustees hell bent on setting their own secret agenda as to the naming of the school without public participation. When it was finally revelated that a new name was chosen, there was an outcry of public indignation and vehement opposition to changing the name. Board members went ahead anyway and disregarded the wishes of the public and changed the name.
Narrow-minded candidates who were part of a dysfunctional school board and had no desire for public input in their past positions are not worthy of your vote when marking your ballot on election day.
Al Cameron
Prince George
