8 — Wednesday. September 19. 1990 - North Shore News
Dual-entry position
cost trustee nomination
claims lobby spokesman

WEST VANCOUVER District 45 school trustee Margot
Furk is the first political casualty of the controversial
dual-entry education issue, according to a parent who is
lobbying for changes to the legislation.
And Kim Stephens, spokesman 0 DO
for the West Vancouver-based By Surj Rattan
Parents Action Commitee on News Reporter
Dual Entry (PACODE), said he
and other parents are considering
running for school trustee posi- — meeting,”’ said Stephens. “Margot
tions in the November school  Furk is the first one to pay the
board clections because of the — political price. She was perceived
West Vancouver District 45 as being cold and uncaring. She
School Board's (WVSB) stance on lost it. (the nomination) over the

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the dual-entry issue. school board's handling of the
Under dual-entry, a child who issue."
turns five in either November or But Furk said she did not know

December can only attend = if the dual-entry issue was & factor
kindergarten in the following in her losing the Socred nomina-
January or September. tion to Glynn-Morris.

PACODE had lobbied the She added that if it was, she has
WVSB and the education ministry no regrets.
to allow the ‘*November- “If people don’t vote for me
December’’ children into because | refuse to break the law,
kindergarten in the September then, quite frankly, I don’t want
immediately prior to their their votes,’’ said Furk. **The
children’s fifth birthdays. position | took on the issue is a

Other school boards, including position that is fundamental to
North Vancouver, defied the this country and that is that
dual-entry legislation and allowed — elected officials do not break the
the parents ot ‘‘November- law.”

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December”’ children a choice on Furk added that she told

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Stephens claims that Furk, who — changes to the dual-entry policy.
opposed defying dual-entry, paid Meanwhile, Glynn-Morris
a political price for her position. dismissed suggestions that the only

He said the dual-entry issue was reason he won the nomination was
a big factor in Furk losing ihe becaase he was perceived to be
Social Credit nomination for the more sympathetic than Furk on
West Vancouver-Garibaldi riding the dual-entry issue.

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