Dear Editor
The Urban Academy had their rezoning application denied in Queen’s Park not so long ago.
Hume Park Elementary School was closed three years ago. My daughters were forced to attend Richard McBride Elementary School.
Urban Academy now wants to open a 60,000-square-foot private school along with a 202,900-square-foot residential development on Braid Street.
Since my taxes will be supporting this school, will Urban Academy be opening its doors and allowing all the children in the Hume Park catchment area to attend this school without charging the parents outrageous fees to attend?
Is our council ready to stand up and say no to more privatization of our school system. If this school is not good enough for the residents of Queen’s Park, it’s not good enough for the residents of Sapperton.
Our council should not be endorsing the privatization of our school system.
New Westminster has been waiting for over 10 years for a new high school. Let’s concentrate on the needs of our immediate community and not kowtow to foreign students and investment.
Andrew Kroll, New Westminster
