Richmond School District Budget Must Prioritize Vital Services for Students

Richmond School District Budget Must Prioritize Vital Services for Students

May 18, 2022 by Business Wire Public Policy/Government: Labor News

Key Facts

  • RICHMOND, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Protecting vital services students and families depend on in the Richmond School District must be the priority in tackling budget shortfalls, says the union representing Richmond public school workers.
  • “Our top priority is ensuring our students have clean and healthy schools where they can get the educations they need to thrive and succeed,” says Ian Hillman, a Richmond school support worker and president of CUPE 716.
  • The current 2022/23 budget being considered by School District #38 would see the layoff of over 15 school support workers that provide vital services to students that are not provided anywhere else.
  • CUPE 716 represents over 1,100 school support workers in the Richmond School District, providing a wide variety of services in the community’s 47 schools.

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