Dear Editor:
Re: Do parents need a 'bill of rights'?, The Record, June 1.
For school trustee Michael Ewen to reject a parents' bill of rights because its wording is taken from an American organization suggests that he is putting his biases before the best interests of families. Too bad Ewen is not more consistent in his rejection of American ideas and products; we could have avoided the incident in which he purchased an iMac for himself with public funds (see citycaucus.com, 2010).
The fact that there are school trustees like Ewen who are against parents "getting" reinforces the need for a parents' bill of rights. We are talking about kids who belong to the parents, and teachers' and trustees' salaries that are paid by the parents.
The arrogance and biases of those who do not understand that parents need to play the primary role in their children's education is exactly why we need a parents' bill of rights.
A. Narciso, New Westminster
