School districts are warning parents to brace for changes as they work to deal with budget shortfalls.
Options on the table include job cuts and eliminating certain programs.
The Vancouver School Board district is facing a $12.3 million shortfall.
Hundreds of parents showed up Wednesday night at a meeting, to hear some of the problems the district is facing in terms of cuts.
Cuts include everything from music to sports programs, to possibly giving students an extra week off in the fall.
Districts have been calling on the province to boost education funding, which they say is not keeping up with the cost of inflation.
“It’s like I give my kids a $2 increase in their allowance but lunch has gone up $3,” says Patti Bacchus, Chair of the Vancouver School Board. “They still have to pay for their lunch, but they’ve fallen behind by a dollar, and now we have a problem. But I can claim I’m giving them more allowance than ever, but clearly the math doesn’t make sense.”
— with files from Grace Ke, Global News
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