Vancouver School Board releases redacted report on bullying, toxic workplace
VANCOUVER — A redacted report released by the Vancouver School Board singles out members of the left-leaning Vision Vancouver party in an external investigation that blames trustees for creating a toxic work environment in which staff were bullied and harassed.
The “tipping point” was a September meeting during which Vision’s Patti Bacchus, a trustee at the time, put forward a motion asking the Vancouver mayor to review enrolment projections that had been prepared by board staff, says the report, which was written by lawyer Roslyn Goldner.
“I do not find the explanations provided by Vision trustees related to the motions proposed at the Sept. 26 meeting credible,” Goldner wrote in the 44-page document, which was released Tuesday in response to a freedom-of-information request.
“The evidence supports the claims that their interest was in pursuing a political agenda rather than supporting the prior decision of the board and the recommendations of the senior staff.”