From thestar.ca

[billierector]

Students demand more say in schools
Young trustees want a chance to vote
Proposal worries adult counterparts

TESS KALINOWSKI
EDUCATION REPORTER

Most of them aren't old enough to buy a beer or vote in a civic election, but about 130 student school trustees want the power to vote on board policies ranging from multi-million-dollar budgets to school

Comments

Anxious

[anonymous]

I have mixed emotions about that article. I'm excited about the prospect of having OSTA-AECO's recommendations implemented, though I'm anxious about the potential for opposition.

Re: Anxious

[billierector]

i understand what you are saying. We must hold together as an organization and as students. There will always be someone trying to tell us to keep out mouths shut, but it is our mandate to speak up.

Keep strong!