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Renaming George Jay Elementary School

The èßäÉçÇø released an online survey to gather input on whether or not to change the name of George Jay Elementary School in the Fall of 2019. The consultation was in response to concerns in the community regarding the name of the school, which refers to a historic figure who championed segregationist policies with regard to Chinese Canadian students while he was Chair of the School Board from 1907-1934.

The District encouraged students, staff, teachers, the local community and the Chinese Canadian community to participate in the survey. In addition, it held an open house to collect input.

“èßäÉçÇø recognizes and values the diversity of our school population and