Editor:
In this day and age of inclusiveness, equality and empowering women I am wondering how SD46 feels it is acceptable to have a very hush-hush event called “GrLPwR” for a few select students.
I honestly can’t even fathom how anyone could think that singling out certain girls to partake in a “girl power day” and not include all girls would not give those chosen a sense of superiority and those not, a feeling of dejection and inferiority.
Perhaps if this event had been transparent, and everyone was aware of the event, and the chosen participants were random – like a lottery – everyone would feel supported, included and happy for the people that “won” the chance to partake in GrLPwR Day. Or hey, why not make it so that any girl who wanted to partake in GrLPwR got that opportunity?
Effectively, instead of empowering and strengthening bonds, it has put a divide between those who were included and those who were not. It makes me seriously question the wisdom of the adults who are influencing our children every day.
If you are a parent of a student in SD46, you too should be questioning how this can happen when inclusiveness, equality and kindness are supposedly the mandate of our schools. Empowering and confidence building should be for everyone – not just a few. I encourage you to write SD46 and let them know that this kind of select favouritism is not OK.
From this parent SD46 gets an F for the way this GrLPwR Day played out.
T. leNobel, Halfmoon Bay
