Thread by @joececiyyc

Last year, the @albertaNDP filed a Freedom of Information request seeking all correspondence sent to the Education Minister's office from school boards and superintendents re the K-12 school re-entry plan.

@AdrianaLaGrange denied these records existed. THREAD 1/7 #ableg

An investigation by the Information and Privacy Commissioner followed. It turned out there are hundreds of pages of records.

@AdrianaLaGrange's office simply lied. #ableg #abed 2/7

It turns out school districts across Alberta were begging the UCP government to give them resources to keep students safe. They raised serious concerns about the inadequate school re-entry plan. #abed #ableg 3/7

Golden Hills School division: “Cuts made in our budget and those of partner organizations were cause for concern prepandemic. Now with the anticipated needs associated with recent events we will require more financial support to support our staff and students.” #ableg #abed 4/7

High Prairie School Division: “Custodians will need to spend more time at schools during the day and will need to have training to deal with the specific cleaning required. Will there be compensation and training for the custodians?” #ableg #abed 5/7

St Albert Public Schools: “We are concerned about the lack of clarity on funding for Scenarios 1 and 2, particularly in the areas of additional cleaning, PPE, transportation and mental health supports.” #ableg #abed 6/7

This only scratches the surface of the concerns.

Unfortunately, instead of listening to schools, @AdrianaLaGrange decided to fire 20,000+ education workers with a tweet.

The UCP knew their plan was inadequate, b/c schools told them. They went ahead anyway. #ableg #abed END 7/7