The Editor,
I have been feeling very anxious and disappointed lately that it is September and hundreds of thousands of students around the province are not in classes.
I have written a letter to Ms. Clark (Premier) and I would like to share it with you:
Dear Premier Clark,
My name is Hailey and I am a Grade 12 student, living in Richmond, unable to attend classes in my final year.
My future is being put on hold due to this dispute. I am a principal’s honour role student as well as a Rick Hansen community service recipient.
If we use Pareto’s Law, 80 per cent of the student population are in public school and 20 per cent are in private school.
The graduating class of all public schools will be turning 18 in the next year. They will be able to vote in the following election.
Let that sink in. Who will my generation vote for?
Hailey Fowler
Grade 12
Richmond
