Brian Dominick
RUNNING WITH PARENTSVOICE BC FOR MAPLE RIDGE TRUSTEE
Business owner, age 44
Resident of Maple Ridge for 7 years
Brian is a DPAC member for SD42, as well an active father in the community who has effectively worked with his own kids’ schools over the past seven years and currently operates an ebike and scooter store in Maple Ridge’s downtown core.
Brian is passionate about community. and if elected he will work hard to give parents a voice in how our children are being educated, while putting students’ needs first.
Brian fosters transparency, accountability, and working together to achieve the common goal of providing the best education for our children while supporting parents, teachers, and schools.
“We have a chance to have the best schools in this country, and I want to be a part of that.”
Facebook: www.facebook.com/brian.dom.11
Website: parentsvoicebc.ca/candidates/briandominick
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www.mapleridge.ca/2687/Dominick-Brian
Phone: 778-831-0367
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Have you held office in past? If so, please specify: No.
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Questions:
(These answers are presented as the candidates submitted them)
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1. Do you agree with how SOGI material and other sex education is currently taught in the classroom, including LGBTQ2S content and sexual consent?
Since this question commands a yes or no, I think it’s only fair to say that I align with a large part of what SOGI123 stands for and its communicated intent as I am sure many parents do.
I, myself, had to stand on a few of those principles in school with my own children and even feel we can expand and build on a few concerning inclusiveness and bullying practices.
Where I have concerns, as do many parents I have spoken with, is what material is appropriate to share with what age group.
This is where I believe we need discussion with parents, as I do not think most parents have had the time to research the content, policies, and books currently in schools or the intended age targets of some of this content.
I think if parents were able to do a little digging, they would find what I have found – which is this is not the school we grew up in, and we need to open up healthy dialogue among parents, schools, and with the ministry to support transparency of our children’s education.
2. Are class sizes too big?
Yes.
3. Should students with diverse abilities or special needs be taught in regular classrooms?
Yes. This is one that seems to go way back to when I was in school and didn’t agree with it then and certainly do not believe children should be separated and would benefit socially and psychologically being included in classrooms with all their peers.
4. Is the provincial government providing enough funding for public schools?
No.
5. Should students be taught how to administer Naloxone in school?
Don’t know.
6. Should there be more emphasis on STEM courses in schools?
Yes.
7. Do we need a post-secondary institution/campus in Pitt Meadows or Maple Ridge?
Yes.
8. Is bullying a problem in local schools?
Yes.
9. Should there be more emphasis on Indigenous-based history and culture courses?
Yes.
10. Should the district have a strategy to reduce the use of portables?
Don’t know.
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How the questions were presented to each candidate
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