Vancouver elementary school to change name from lord linked to Boer War, other atrocities

The Vancouver school board launched a new administrative policy in 2022 that allows for the renaming of a school or other board facility under several circumstances

The policy now requires the formation of a community-based renaming committee that must present a final report to the board for its decision, although no timeline is linked to the work.

Several other Vancouver schools have been renamed recently but Lord Roberts is the first to use the officially codified policy. “I really look forward to watching this process unfold,” Chan-Pedley told trustees just before the unanimous vote in favour of the change.

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