N.S. teachers union drops complaint against principal for organizing Vimy trip
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s teachers union has backed away from threats to discipline two school administrators and a teacher who organized a student trip to Vimy Ridge last year despite a work-to-rule campaign.
Eartha Monard, principal of Dartmouth High School since 2008, said she received a letter last month indicating her union local was seeking sanctions based on her efforts to keep the trip going despite labour unrest last year.
More than 80 students took part in the trip for the 100th anniversary of the First World War battle, which required extensive planning and fundraising, with students and parents making significant financial commitments.
Monard said in an interview she understood she faced possible sanctions ranging from a reprimand to being temporarily dropped from the union.