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Our Kids Deserve So Much Better
Manitoba’s government insists on wasting money which should be spent on bettering public education in our province
If only this were satire
Manitoba’s education ministry just announced a campaign to enhance student presence and engagement.
Get this.
They’re calling it…
“School. Keep Going.”
That’s it, that’s their slogan.
What is the government actually doing?
When I went to the government’s education website, it simply took me to the “Safe and Caring Schools” policy document, which was created two years ago.
That document isn’t even about attendance, its alleged purpose is to reduce the use of seclusion and restraint in Manitoba schools, but it’s one that is most definitely not being followed or enforced in our schools.
I see a sidebar with information for parents and educators, which takes me to a bullet-point list of ways in which teachers and parents can support and encourage…