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HWDSB Trustees:

• Christine Bingham, Wards 1 and 2- cbingham@hwdsb.on.ca

• Maria Felix Miller, Ward 3 - mfmiller@hwdsb.on.ca
• Ray Mulholland, Ward 4 - remulhol@hwdsb.on.ca
• Carole Paikin Miller, Ward 5 - cpamill@hwdsb.on.ca
• Kathy Archer, Ward 6 - kaarcher@hwdsb.on.ca
• Dawn Danko, Ward 7 - ddanko@hwdsb.on.ca
• Becky Buck, Wards 8 and 14 - bbuck@hwdsb.on.ca
• Cam Galindo, Wards 9 and 10 - cgalind@hwdsb.on.ca
• Alex Johnstone, Wards 11 and 12 - ajjohnst@hwdsb.on.ca
• Paul Tut, Wards 13 - ptut@hwdsb.on.ca
• Penny Deathe, Wards 15 - pdeathe@hwdsb.on.ca

HWDSB Staff:

• Manny Figueiredo (Director of Education) - director@hwdsb.on.ca
• Stacey Zucker (Associate Director, Support Services) - kjesty@hwdsb.on.ca
• Peter Sovran (Associate Director, Learning Services) - lsheppar@hwdsb.on.ca
• Sharon Stephanian (Superintendent of Equity) - jcravero@hwdsb.on.ca
• Sue Dunlop (Superintendent of Student Achievement) - mbaines@hwdsb.on.ca
• Yohana Otite (Human Rights And Equity Officer) -yotite@hwdsb.on.ca

Hello [Trustee/Staff Names],

My name is [your name] and I am reaching out to you as a resident of [your Ward] to reiterate the demands of Hamilton Students for Justice (HS4J) and former Student Trustee Ahona Mehdi. I am urging you, as my representative, to not only act on these demands, but hold the Trustee Board accountable for their racism.

Section 218(12) of the Education Act states that “A member who is alleged to have breached the board’s code of conduct shall not vote on a resolution to do any of the things described in paragraphs 1 to 4”. Paragraphs 1-4 include the following:

1.  Make a determination under subsection (2) that a member has breached the board’s code of conduct.

2.  Impose a sanction under subsection (3).

3.  Confirm or revoke a determination under clause (6) (c).

4.  Confirm, vary or revoke a sanction under subsection (8).  2009, c. 25, s. 25.

CBC released an article confirming that quote, “Trustees Carole Paikin Miller, Kathy Archer and Becky Buck all voted during a special board meeting on Tuesday to not issue sanctions or reprimands against themselves. They also voted to keep their names out of the public copy of a third-party report that says they contributed to a dynamic that marginalized and silenced a former student trustee.”

How can we trust the board to be accountable to their actions, if they can use their powers to avoid consequences for perpetuating violence and racism in the HWDSB? How can we trust the board of trustees when they are actively breaching the Education Act and the Trustee Code of Conduct?

(cont. below)

We are demanding that an emergency motion be put forward at the trustee meeting on February 8th that demands:

• As per section 218.3(3) of the education act, we demand that the HWDSB board of trustees apply complete sanctions including: barring Becky Buck, Kathy Archer, Carole Paikin Miller and Alex Johnstone from attending all future board meetings, committee meetings and other trustee duties.

• We demand that the HWDSB board of trustees pass a motion requesting the Ministry of Education, as per section 230.12(4) of the education act, to step in for the immediate and permanent impeachment of Becky Buck, Kathy Archer, Carole Paikin-Miller and Alex Johnstone.

Thank you,

[Your Name & Ward]