By Pepper Parr
April 8th, 2023
BURLINGTON, ON
Anthony Hoyes is one of five people running for the vacated Ward 1&2 Burlington seat on the Halton District School Board.
He is a ward 5 resident who works for Burlington Transit as a Supervisor where he feels his experience in dealing with people is the strength he brings to the table.
Anthony Hoyes; running for the ward 1&2 Burlington seat on the Halton District School Board
His two major issues are bullying and diversification in the Halton schools; student equity matters to Hoyes who saw the issue with the teacher at an Oakville High School in attire that many thought was very inappropriate.
Hoyes saw any decision the trustees made about the teacher as a double edged sword. The students had to be protected and the views of the parents listened to – and at the same time strong union support for the teacher was difficult to deal with when the union took the view that the rights of the teacher could not be forgotten.
He would like to see the school board he wants to sit on returning to the reason why children have to attend school – teach them the basics and do so in a safe environment and stop distracting them from issues that are not part of what they need to help them thrive.
Hoyes has never attended a school board meeting, wasn’t fully aware that the meetings are open to the public
He had no views on the Board of Education budget and has not done the public survey the board puts out. He wasn’t aware that it set out on the HDSB web site.
He was open and transparent on what he knew and didn’t know about board of education matters – believing that he would learn on the job
“This is my first time running for public office – “I’m still learning” he said.
Nominations for the by-election close on April 14th
Ward 1and 2 residents will not elect a person who does not live in the Wards.