What redacted administrators’ reports on Sask. independent schools reveal, and what they don’t
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The Saskatchewan NDP released reports from educational administrators that were assigned to Qualified Independent Schools in 2022.
The Saskatchewan NDP released reports from educational administrators that were assigned to Qualified Independent Schools in 2022.
The NDP got a hold of these reports after submitting a freedom of information request and highlighted some of the issues seen in the schools.
Independent schools in the province have been under the microscope since August 2022, when a class-action lawsuit was launched alleging that Mile Two Church Inc., which operates Legacy Christian Academy (LCA), located in Saskatoon, and a list of 21 named defendants, physically and sexually abused students. The province of Saskatchewan was added to the lawsuit later on.
None of the allegations have been proven in court.
Back in August, Minister of Education Dustin Duncan noted there were gaps in independent school regulations, and administrators were assigned to three independent schools: Grace Christian School, which was later shut down, Regent Academy, and Legacy Christian Academy.
Special Administrator’s Reports_Redacted pdf
David Derksen, who was appointed to watch over Grace Christian School, found records of teaching duties being assigned to non-teaching staff.
The report between August 22 and Oct. 5, 2022, noted that the director wasn’t a teacher, and was inappropriately in charge of the instructional programming, and was performing the principal’s duties.
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