Park West School Division

The Park West School Division is a school district in Manitoba near the border with Saskatchewan. It was formed in 2002 from the merger of the Birdtail River and Pelly Trail School Divisions.[1]

History

The Pelly Trail division made a controversial decision not to allow Manitoba Premier Howard Pawley to address a group of high-school students in 1985. Trustee Len Derkach argued that the school board "wanted to keep politics out of the school system", although a spokesperson for the premier indicated that the talk would not have been partisan in nature. The spokesperson added that Pawley had never been refused permission to speak to students before.[2]

References
  1. Nick Martin, "School division mergers move through hearings", Winnipeg Free Press, A13; Nick Martin, "Ban expires, schools to close", Winnipeg Free Press, 8 August 2005, A6.
  2. "School turns down premier's proposal to address students", Globe and Mail, 2 November 1985, A4.
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