Burnaby parents will get a chance to grill would-be trustees at an all-candidates meeting on Nov. 5.
The district parent advisory council (DPAC) is hosting the event – at 7 p.m. at Stoney Creek Community School (2740 Beaverbrook Cres.) – and the focus will be on educational issues from parents’ point of view.
“It will be parent oriented; however, we’re inviting the public to come to the event as well,” DPAC chair Jen Mezei told the NOW. “Even though a lot of the questions will be geared to education from a parent perspective, I think that there will be a lot of community members that will be just as interested.”
Parents and other members of the public are encouraged to email DPAC ahead of time with questions they want candidates to answer.
All trustee hopefuls have been invited, and so far all but Burnaby First Coalition candidate Maria Parente and current Burnaby Citizens Association school board chair Baljinder Narang have said they will be there.
Narang will be out of town and not able to attend, according to Mezei.
Mezei said getting trustee candidates together at their own meeting is important because it can be hard to find out where they stand on specific education issues when they’re mixed in with mayoral and council contenders.
“Having two hours for a meeting when it’s to focus specifically on educational issues, as parents and especially as DPAC we feel is very important,” Mezei said.
To email questions for the meeting, visit www.burnabydpac.com.
