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Raise your hand for inclusive education: 10 questions to ask BC school trustee candidates
Post last updated October 29, 2026
Inclusive education takes more than good intentions. It takes funding, reliable support, and accountability when children are excluded. These ten questions ask BC school trustee candidates what they will do, how they will know support reaches students, and how families can track their commitments. Ask every candidate. Let’s make inclusive education the centre of this…
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Don’t blame a child for drowning: BC school violence
Post last updated October 29, 2026
feature image by prostooleh If children were repeatedly struggling in a river and lifeguards were being injured rescuing them, we would demand answers. Were there enough lifeguards? Did they have the training and equipment they needed? Had warnings been ignored? Why were so many children reaching the point of needing rescue? A child may have…
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Don’t build a system around school exclusion
Post last updated October 29, 2026
BC’s proposed Child and Youth Well-Being Action Plan promises earlier help, better coordination, family-centred services, and less pressure on families navigating fragmented systems. These are important goals. Families need services that communicate with each other and provide practical help before a crisis. But greater coordination will accomplish little if disabled children continue to be excluded…
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Who gets left off the bus?
Post last updated October 29, 2026
Across British Columbia, disabled children and complex learners are being left out through budget decisions. A bus route fills up. A counsellor’s door closes. A music room goes quiet. A specialist position stays vacant. A school day gets shorter. Each decision appears local, temporary, or administrative. For children and families, the result is much clearer:…
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Say here, if I call your name
Post last updated October 29, 2026
Families have heard the deflections for years. We’ve catalogued them and answered each one. None explain disabled students losing access to school.
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The budget that cries wolf: SD61’s deficit cycle
Post last updated October 29, 2026
Every spring in British Columbia, school districts present budgets that force communities to choose between necessary programming such as: music or speech therapy, career education or school counselling, enrichment for all students or baseline access for disabled ones. No one should have to make these choices. It is like asking people to choose between clean…
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The Mother of all Battles
Post last updated October 29, 2026
This is a blog about topics that people write large books about. Patriarchy, motherhood, disability, economy, and oppression. All of these topics intersect when we talk about employment —specifically, when it’s mostly women giving up their jobs to fill a gap in government support. All of their stories show a pattern of a single story.…
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An Open Letter to Trustees and Advocates in the BC Public School System in Advance of the Upcoming Budget Season
Post last updated October 29, 2026
NOTE: This guest blog is written by a fellow parent, advocate and member of BCEdAccess. THANK YOU!! Dear Trustees and Fellow Advocates, We’ve all been told that participation in the district’s budget process is a great way to advocate for more support for students with disabilities, but what exactly does that mean and how can…
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EAs Are Essential for Equitable Education
Post last updated October 29, 2026
The education system is in critical condition. After decades of chronic underfunding and COVID, we still haven’t recovered. The lower-hanging fruit on the tree was picked years ago. There is nothing left. So now we need to go deeper into – and higher up into – the tree. What does that actually mean? What does…
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