Diversity
Every child should be treated with love and respect regardless of background, colour, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family status, or genetic characteristics. I believe in inclusive education for all students in all schools. In my years on the board, I have worked personally with single parent families, broken families, and many other complex situations such as families:

 

• Caring for children with autism, schizophrenia, or mental illness

• Dealing with addiction of any form

• Caring for elderly parents or relatives

• Dealing with grief 

• Strained by financial problems 

• Struggling with abuse, negligence, or violence 

• Harmed by the infidelity of a parent

• Better understanding gender identity or homosexuality

• With often absent parents because of career demands

• Separated from home by war or natural disaster

• Trying to begin again as newcomers to Canada

• Dealing with chronic or terminal illness

I will always be there to help every family we serve.
 

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