Wenn die Schulbehörden von Ontario die Abschlussbälle nicht wiederherstellen, sagt der Bildungsminister, dass er dies tun wird
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-if-ontario-school-boards-dont-restore-proms-education-minister-says-he/
Wenn die Schulbehörden von Ontario die Abschlussbälle nicht wiederherstellen, sagt der Bildungsminister, dass er dies tun wird
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-if-ontario-school-boards-dont-restore-proms-education-minister-says-he/
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>Earlier this month, the principals of Brooklin, Brock and Uxbridge high schools – all part of the Durham board – sent a letter to parents saying they had decided to cancel the event due to growing liabilities and risks.
>“This does not mean that students’ friendships, accomplishments and milestones will go unrecognized,” the letter signed by all three principals read.
I am very much not surprised that *liability* is the reason for the cancellation. I volunteer for youth organizations and they’re protective to the point of paranoia when it comes to any sort of liability.
First thing’s first, the school board [has already stepped in](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/durham-schools-senior-prom-cancellation-1.7652544), the ministry isn’t needed just yet, as much as their very specific hangups might want them to.
And next, the stated reasons from the schools were safety and liability. Would I be off-base to read between the lines and deduce that they didn’t have adequate chaperones for the event? How do we plan to poof them out of thin air, or is the province willing to take responsibility if someone spikes the punch bowl?
> „It’s not just a party,“ he said. „It’s a party to celebrate achievement. It is a very important part of a rite of passage (that) can be done in a safe fashion.“
I would think an education minister would know the basics, but there’s a whole event dedicated to this achievement. It has ceremonial gowns and hats, speeches and traditions, the works. An education minister who doesn’t know what graduation is is like an agriculture minister who doesn’t know what corn is.
And finally, my prom (albeit a while ago) was a dinner in the gym that everyone left as soon as possible to go to the real main event of the evening, which was a bush party.