Lambton Kent District School Board covers a large area in southwestern Ontario, including Sarnia, Chatham, Petrolia and Tillbury. There are approximately 21,000 students enrolled in the board's elementary and high schools.
The Lambton Kent District School Board in southwestern Ontario spent over $32,000 to send three staff members to an education conference in Hawaii this year, according to documents obtained by CBC. "There was no question that the quality of the conference met the needs of attendees," the board's education director says.The Lambton Kent District School Board covers a large area in southwestern Ontario, including Sarnia, Chatham, Petrolia and Tillbury.
John Howitt, LKDSB director of education, says there was 'significant discussion at the senior executive level about whether or not to commit to the conference approval, because of the location.' Other costs, in Canadian dollars, included conference registration and nearly $5,300 in flights, including additional seat and baggage charges.
"Even though the location was something that we wouldn't normally approve, in the spirit of truth and reconciliation … we were convinced that the quality of the programming was there," said Howitt. Lambton-Kent is surrounded by four First Nations communities — Aamjiwnaang First Nation, Delaware Nation, Kettle and Stoney Point First Nation, and Walpole Island .
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