TrueBlue Vancouver on schools: anti-bullying rules, police liaison, accurate history
TrueBlue Vancouver's schools section would enforce strong anti-bullying rules, support police liaison programs, teach accurate history and critical thinking, end mandatory land acknowledgements, give practical supports to neurodivergent students and keep trustees accountable to parents.
SCHOOL BOARD · PAGES 38 TO 41
The aim of Schools and Public Education, in the party's words
TrueBlue Vancouver's approach to schools & public education is organized around the following commitments.
The schools and public education section of TrueBlue Vancouver's 2026 platform is on pages 38 to 41, and it is aimed at the Vancouver Board of Education, where the party has candidates. It covers bullying, Indigenous schooling, media literacy, support for neurodivergent students, police in schools and student involvement. We split it into two pages: one on safety and student voice, and one on learning and support.
TrueBlue would enforce strong rules against bullying, threats and harassment, applied equally to every student, and support police liaison programs in schools. It would teach accurate Canadian and Indigenous history, end mandatory land acknowledgements, and teach students to question sources and recognize misinformation. It would give neurodivergent students practical classroom supports based on their needs, and give students input on school issues while keeping trustees accountable to parents and voters.
The Board of Education runs Vancouver public schools, sets catchment boundaries and approves the district budget. Teacher pay and the provincial funding formula are set by the Province. A police liaison program would also need the Vancouver Police Board, which directs the officers.
2 CHAPTERS
Every chapter in Schools and Public Education
Bullying, Police in Schools and Student Involvement
TrueBlue Vancouver on school safety: anti-bullying rules, police liaison officers
- Bullying and bigotry
- Police in schools
- Student involvement and engagement
History, Critical Thinking and Student Support
TrueBlue Vancouver on learning: accurate history, media literacy, classroom supports
- Indigenous schooling
- Media literacy and critical thinking
- Neurodivergent students and support
WHO WOULD HAVE TO ACT
Who holds the power for these 6 commitments
Each chapter page names the body for every commitment and gives the reason in one sentence.
ON THE BALLOT
The TrueBlue Vancouver candidates behind this
School Board
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Questions about Schools and Public Education
What is TrueBlue Vancouver's School Board platform?
TrueBlue Vancouver would enforce strong anti-bullying rules, support police liaison programs, teach accurate history and critical thinking, end mandatory land acknowledgements and provide practical supports for neurodivergent students (platform, pages 39 to 41).
Who is running for Vancouver School Board with TrueBlue?
Blair Coleman and Travers Fenton are TrueBlue Vancouver's School Board candidates. The City's final school trustee list also carries Naomi Chocyk, who is the party's council candidate as well.
Does TrueBlue Vancouver want police back in Vancouver schools?
The party supports police liaison programs in Vancouver schools to improve safety, build relationships and respond to violence, gangs, weapons and serious threats (platform, page 41).
What does TrueBlue Vancouver say about parents and schools?
TrueBlue would keep elected trustees accountable to parents and voters, and keep parents informed and involved in school mental health support (platform, pages 23 and 41).
What can the Vancouver School Board do under TrueBlue's plan?
The Board of Education runs Vancouver public schools and approves the district budget, so trustees could act on conduct rules and classroom support. The Province sets teacher pay and the funding formula (platform, pages 39 to 41).
Sources
Every commitment on this page comes from the party's own material, marked SAYS SO ITSELF. It proves what the party says it would do. Who holds each power is our own addition, from the sources listed after it.
- TrueBlue Vancouver 2026 Full Election Platform, 49-page PDF SAYS SO ITSELFTrueBlue Vancouver · pages 38 to 41 · checked