Comments on: BPTSA Members To “Abstain” From Meeting

By: clearasmud

clearasmud — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 19:18:22 +0000

@cow poly clearly you missed the point. They are arguing that the Ministry is asking them to opine on decisions that they should have been consulted on. They feel that by participating now they are effectively saying it was OK for the ministry to have not included they in the first place.

By: Dennis Williams

Dennis Williams — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 13:35:21 +0000

It sounds like they are protesting the fact that the changes were made without the legal consultation. Now the MOED want to “share information” as a token gesture on how they will proceed within these changes. Talk about rubbing it in your face.

By: Raymond Ray

Raymond Ray — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 10:45:36 +0000

@ Xaxa: Indeed

By: Raymond Ray

Raymond Ray — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 10:42:15 +0000

cs: I thank you for sharing the truths…

By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 01:45:05 +0000

God you people are vile as “countrymen”… Bi*** and moan?? Really!?

By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 01:43:29 +0000

Are suffering from dementia? Or perhaps derangement is affecting your sensibilities? Youre entire world paradigm is centered how everything is the “you know whos” fault…LOL

By: jt

jt — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 20:37:06 +0000

No problem. Just don’t bi*** and moan after the fact.

By: cs

cs — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 19:16:49 +0000

Because I know Bermuda and too often common sense gets sidelined. Parents concerns are best dealt with around a table with all the stakeholders. Staying home prevents progress.

By: Cow Polly

Cow Polly — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 19:06:23 +0000

So let be get this straight. You are abstaining from participating in a meeting set up at the invitation of the Government because you’re sulking that you don’t get invited to Government meetings?
Wow – excellent example for our children.

By: Vote for Me

Vote for Me — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 16:56:39 +0000

@CS and Raymond Ray
Why do you insinuate a political agenda as opposed to legitimate parental concern from parents of children in the public education system?

By: mai

mai — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 16:52:58 +0000

Who is the ‘you know who?’ I’m curious. Please tell us who we are…

By: mai

mai — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 16:50:39 +0000

Cs don’t you understand that this is what the bptsa is trying to accomplish? Have you not read the article? Moed made the decision to amend the act without consulting the bptsa or the ptas which is against the law. And this new amendment displaces the right which the bptsa and all ptas have towards consultation. According to the Ming decision, we have the right to be consulted before any major decisions (such as an amendment to the Act). But the MOED denied us those rights and surreptitiously amended the Act so it will displace the our rights. Now they want to liaise over what we can do with those little rights?! I don’t think so. They had NO legal right to amend the Act especially since this new amendment Makes the role of all ptas obsolete and completely thrusts the bptsa to the side.

By: Starting Point

Starting Point — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 16:27:02 +0000

LOL we are protesting not being included by refusing to be included!

that will show them……..

By: Xaxa

Xaxa — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 15:18:48 +0000

How petulant!

By: PBanks

PBanks — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 15:14:37 +0000

Who’s “you know who” in this, Raymond? Can’t be one of the major union voices.

By: Raymond Ray

Raymond Ray — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 14:53:59 +0000

An attempt, ( by you know who) to “place another stick in the spokes” of progress

By: cs

cs — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 14:22:42 +0000

It is unfortunate that at a time when more dialogue and collaboration is required to solve many public policy problems that we find the BPTSA choosing to abstain from participating in critical policy decisions. It’s time to put political agendas aside and get on with addressing the shrinking population and subsequent right sizing our education system. Put the past behind you and start talking at the same table in the same room for the sake of the next generation.