TORONTO DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

It's almost funny the behaviour at the TDSB if one ignores the money involved and the seriousness of the subject, namely educating our children. Marcus Gee in the Globe and Mail wrote an article about the TDSB on June 20, 2014 titled "Why isn't the city taking a hard look at Toronto's school board?". Aside from Mr. Gee's apparent jurisdictional misunderstandings I must agree that his discription of the Board's (trustees) behaviour is very worrisome. A number of high profile resignations and miscommunications has also added to the appearance of a Board running amok. Various quotes make it clear that the various trustees may well be able to get themselves elected and reelected but other than that their talents are limited. Questionable expenses by trustees resulted in an internal audit of expense claims. Mr. Gee suggests that instead of informed monitoring and questioning of Board actions there has been too much ill informed cheap shots at other trustees as well as at Board staff. Earlier this year the Board Chair even brought in a couple of cops to police a meeting. Wow and these folks are telling students how to behave themselves.