{"id":17182,"date":"2019-09-28T14:02:36","date_gmt":"2019-09-28T18:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/?p=17182"},"modified":"2019-11-01T09:19:08","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T13:19:08","slug":"school-board-endorses-climate-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/school-board-endorses-climate-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"School Board endorses climate strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_17194\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17194\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17194 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/climate-protest-picture-690-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/climate-protest-picture-690-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/climate-protest-picture-690.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17194\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Dan Toulgoet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>September: \u00a0The New Westminster school board voted unanimously to back students participating in an international Climate Strike on Friday, Sept. 27, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straight.com\/news\/1304596\/patti-bacchus-school-boards-must-support-climate-striking-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">taking the lead<\/a> in supporting the student-led climate-action movement.<\/p>\n<p>The Board voted to excuse from class any high school student with a permission slip and any middle-\u00a0 and elementary-school student accompanied by a parent or approved adult to attend today&#8217;s climate strike.<\/p>\n<h3>Supporting youth as responsible citizens&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Climate change is one of the most significant challenges of our time, and an important priority for students, teachers, and staff at New Westminster Schools,&#8221; Chair Mark Gifford said in bringing the motion forward to the board September 17.<\/p>\n<p>Superintendent Karim Hachlaf sent a letter to parents and guardians this week,\u00a0 outlining district procedures in support of students who choose to mobilize Friday to amplify concerns about the climate emergency.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Climate change and environmental issues are embedded in our curriculum and we as a school district care about environmental sustainability,&#8221; Hachlaf said.\u00a0 &#8220;I encourage our students and staff to engage in ongoing dialogue as it is an issue which impacts us all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<pre> See:  <a href=\"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Superintendent-Letter-re-Student-Climate-Strike-14.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Letter from Superintendent to Parents and Guardians<\/a>\r\n In the news: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newwestrecord.ca\/news\/new-west-school-board-votes-to-endorse-students-climate-strike-1.23957165\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New West Record<\/a>  \r\n See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straight.com\/news\/1304596\/patti-bacchus-school-boards-must-support-climate-striking-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Georgia Straight Commentary<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September: \u00a0The New Westminster school board voted unanimously to back students participating in an international Climate Strike on Friday, Sept. 27, taking the lead in supporting the student-led climate-action movement. 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