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the trustees then' met Cariboo Advisor with parents of' the The first in a series school proposed for closure which resulted of School District meetings scheduled to take in a Parent Advisory Council representative place at schools proposed for closure have lodging a formal comleft a bad taste in the plaint with the district. mouths' of both parents Glendale PAC representative Janna Erickson and teachers. said the initial mood at CCTA representative Joan Erb said at a spethe meeting was respectcial board meeting last ful but fell off the rails Thursday that teachers shortly after parents 'at ,Glendale Elementary . gave a presentation on school were left "disthe advantages of their balanced calendar f)[Omissed, humiliated and embarrassed" following gram. their closed meeting "I was shocked,'" with Schoof District 27 Eric~on said of the trustees Tuesday, Nov 6. response of one -of the trustees, who said she Following the meeting with the teachers, found the school's pre-

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Osch, who speaks on sentation "offensive." "She was calling us behalf of the board. racist ... no one wanted Unfortunately, Van to get up aIlaask: any Osch was unable to be questions. She was very , reached for comment by out-of-line, very profes- press time. sional," Erickson said. Erickson said she Erickson said she felt believes the meeting parents with questions should have been better were being publicly rep- facilitated and is awaiting a formal response rimanded, to the point from the school district where some parents just left the meeting. and board to her complaint. When contacted by The Advisor, the "The trustee' should trustee . in question have been redirected ... deferred questions to it really left a foul taste Board Chair Will Van in everyone's mouth."

Meanwhile, at the special board meeting, District Parent Advisory Council President Rhonda McCreight told the board she is stepping down from her position, voicing her own frustration with the board for not involving parents in their decision making. The next school. meeting promises to be no less emotional with 'trustees scheduled to meet at Kwaleen Traditional Elementary school Nov. 20.

Suspects .awalt bail 'hearing

Angie Mindus Cariboo Advisor
Four men accused in a home invasion Halloween night remain in custody awaiting a bail hearing. Catlin Billy, 26, Blake Johnny, 22, and Kyle Plummer, 22; are charged with break and enter with intent, mischief to property over $5,000 and theft of a motor vehicle. Mitchell Jeff, 21, is charged with break and enter with intent, mischief to property over $5,000 and theft of a motor vehicle as well as breach of a probation order and an undertaking. The charges stem ftom an incident Halloween night where where several suspects entered a home on Barnard Street. According to police at the time, the residents barricaded themselves in a back room and called police while suspects brandishing machetes, bear pray and bats ransacked the home.

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