Two Trustee Seats Vacated

Posted On Wednesday September 07, 2022

The Durham District School Board thank Chris Braney and Michael Barrett for their years of service to public education on the Board of Trustees

At a Special Board Meeting held on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, the Durham District School Board confirmed that the seats held by former Trustees Chris Braney and Michael Barrett have been vacated.

The vacancies were created by operation of the residency provisions of the Education Act and the Municipal Elections Act which stipulate that, for eligibility purposes, a school board trustee may only have one residence at a time and that the residence must be in the school district that they are serving.

A report concerning next steps in relation to the two vacant seats will be brought forward to the next board meeting scheduled for Monday, September 19, 2022. 

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“On behalf of the Durham District School Board, I would like to thank Chris Braney and Michael Barrett for their many years of service to students and families as school board trustees and former Chairs of the Board. We wish both of them well in their future endeavours.”  

  • Carolyn Morton, Chair, Durham District School Board

The Durham District School Board (DDSB) is responsible for public education in the rural settings of Uxbridge, Brock and Scugog Townships and the urban settings of Ajax, Whitby, Pickering, and Oshawa. The DDSB employs 7,000 teaching and educational services staff. With 136 elementary and secondary schools and learning centres, the DDSB accommodates more than 75,000 regular day students and thousands more who take advantage of a wide variety of continuing education and adult credit courses. More information can be found on the DDSB’s website at ddsb.ca. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @ddsbschools, Instagram @ddsbschools and YouTube at DurhamDSB

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