A Conversation With Emily and Tori Olason

Emily talks with Tori Olason a parent who spoke at the school district 22 board meeting in Vernon BC on December 13, 2023. Olason felt she had a message that needed to be heard so she stood up and began to speak. This spurred the entire board to not just get up and walk out on Olason and all the other tax payers present, but to turn on loud disruptive music, turn off the lights and call the RCMP.

Since the December 13th meeting the school board has come out saying that "they (attending tax payers) loudly verbally abused staff and other people present", using that as reason for suspending in person public access to future meetings. See mainstream media version here https://infotel.ca/newsitem/breaking-public-barred-from-vernon-school-board-meetings-after-protest/it102810?fbclid=IwAR1E55qJK1WK08K2DrhpQWT1wYwuOOOHDrkYzx7IuBljmuZ1O2LlaKSEmy8 . They have also issued Olason a no trespassing order for all school district 22 property.

Is this treatment becoming a trend from school boards across BC? With board members in Chilliwack BC muting speakers, to Mission BC blasting ABBA at audiences to now concerned parents being given no trespassing orders for simply trying to communicate their concerns.

Pour a tea, grab a snack, and sit back and listen as Tori takes Emily through the events of December 13, 2023 as she experienced them and shares some of her opinions and ideas along the way.