School District 36 Surrey
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| Region | Metro/Coast |
| Board office location | Surrey |
| Communities served | Surrey, White Rock, Cloverdale, Barnston Island |
| Number of schools | 131 |
| Budget:
CAD$ (millions) |
418.7 |
| Student population:
full-time equivalent |
63,036 |
| Superintendent: | Mr Mike McKay |
School District 36 Surrey operates schools in Surrey, White Rock, and Barnston Island, British Columbia. This is the largest school district in British Columbia with 66,100 students during the 2005/2006 school year. District 36 includes 99 elementary schools, 20 secondary schools, and 6 learning centres. The first school in Surrey opened in 1882.
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[edit] School board
The current school board was elected in November 2005 and will serve until 2008.
- Reni Masi
- Shawn Wilson
- Terry Allen
- Wayne Jefferson
- Heather Stilwell
- Laurae McNally
- Pam Glass
[edit] Schools
| School | Location | Grades |
|---|---|---|
| Adolescent Psychiatric Unit Program (Surrey) | Surrey | |
| Clayton Heights Secondary School | Surrey | 8-12 |
| Cloverdale Learning Centre | Surrey | 10-12 |
| Continuing Ed SD 36 School | Surrey | 11-12 |
| Daughters and Sisters(PLEA)Program | Surrey | |
| Earl Marriott Secondary School | Surrey | 8-12 |
| Elgin Park Secondary School | Surrey | 8-12 |
| Enver Creek Secondary School | Surrey | 8-12 |
| Fleetwood Park Secondary School | Surrey | 8-12 |
| Frank Hurt Secondary School | Surrey | 8-12 |
| Fraser Heights Secondary School | Surrey | 8-12 |
| Guildford Learning Centre | Surrey | 10-12 |
| Guildford Park Secondary School | Surrey | 8-12 |
| Invergarry Learning Centre | Surrey | 10 |
| Johnston Heights Secondary School | Surrey | 8-12 |
| Kwantlen Park Secondary School (Inter-A) | Surrey | 7-12 |
| L A Matheson Secondary School | Surrey | 8-12 |
| Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School | Surrey | 8-12 |
| Newton Learning Centre | Surrey | 10-12 |
| North Surrey Secondary School | Surrey | 8-12 |
| North Surrey Learning Centre | Surrey | 10-12 |
| Panorama Ridge Secondary School | Surrey | 8-12 |
| Princess Margaret Secondary School | Surrey | 8-12 |
| Queen Elizabeth Secondary School | Surrey | 8-12 |
| Semiahmoo Secondary School | Surrey | 8-12 |
| Surrey Traditional School | Surrey | K-12 |
| Surrey Connect Online School | Surrey | K-12 |
| École Secondaire Sullivan Heights Secondary School | Surrey | 8-12 |
| Student Support Centre | Surrey | 6-12 |
| South Surrey White Rock Learning Centre | Surrey | 10-12 |
| South Fraser Adolescent Day Treatment Program | Surrey | |
| Tamanawis Secondary School | Surrey | 8-12 |
| TREES Centre | Surrey | 8-10 |
| Waypoint Substance Abuse House | Surrey |
[edit] Controversy
[edit] Books
The Surrey school district was the focus of major media attention from 1997 to 2002. The board voted that books dealing with families where both parents were of the same sex not be included as optional learning resources. These books were requested by James Chamberlain, a kindergarten teacher, to reflect on the realities of today's families and to teach his pupils about diversity and tolerance.
A legal battle to overturn the decision to ban the three books went all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada, where the school board's decision was overturned. The judgment, Chamberlain v. Surrey School District No. 36, cited the need for families headed by same-sex couples to be respected. Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin dismissed the Board's concerns that children would be confused or misled by classroom information about same-sex parents. She pointed out that the children of same-sex parents are rubbing shoulders with children from more traditional families and wrote: "Tolerance is always age-appropriate, children cannot learn unless they are exposed to views that differ from those they are taught at home." The legal fees ended up costing Surrey taxpayers over $1,200,000.
[edit] Drama
In 2005, the Surrey School Board once again made national news for prohibiting the production of The Laramie Project in one of its secondary schools, Elgin Park Secondary. A Vancouver school, Lord Byng, subsequently chose to stage the play.[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- School District 36 website
- Surrey Electors Team website
- SCC decision--Chamberlain v. Surrey School District No. 36.
- Supreme Court says B.C. school board wrong to ban same-sex books
- Affidavit used in Chamberlain case.
- Book banning in Surrey, What happened?.
- CBC News article on The Laramie Project at Lord Byng
Schools in Surrey and White Rock, British Columbia
