Langley School Board Chair Joan Beck & Trustee Stacey Cody Change Their Minds and Defeat Motion To Delay Aldergrove Middle School

In the very same Aldergrove Secondary School gymnasium that saw last weeks Aldergrove PACs' Town Hall meeting to rescind Trustee Wendy Johnson's last meeting's successful passed motion to delay the Aldergrove middle school implementation, two Trustees (Joan Bech & Stacey Cody) flip flopped from their last meeting and joined trustees Burton, McVeigh, Ross to rescind Johnson's delay and reinstated the go ahead for the middle school Betty Gilbert elementary in Aldergrove. Only Johnson & Mcfarlane voted not to rescind, 5 for to 2 against. Following are videos that show each trustee's comments on their decision and the actual vote itself.

***NOTE ALL VIDEOS ARE IN PROCESS OF UPLOADING***

• Stacey Cody does flip- flop and reverses her previous decision to delay implementation. and apologizes. See Video 3:12 min.
• Joan Beck does flip- flop and reverses her previous decision to delay implementation and quotes people who told her she screwed up. See Video 0:43 min.
• Alison McVeigh votes to rescind previous decision to delay implementation and says she is frustrated and disappointed to be in this position tonight again. See Video 3:27 min.
• Rob McFarlane votes against rescinding previous decision to delay implementation and says he is not convinced about middle schools yet. See Video 3:57 min.
• Wendy Johnson votes against rescinding previous decision to delay implementation and says she is not convinced about Grades 5, 6 & 7 becoming middle school in September and also the long term risk of losing ACSS high school. See Video 2:44 min.
• Steve Burton votes to rescind previous decision to delay implementation and says he is not sure why others quote the New York Wall Street Journal critical about Middle Schools in the USA. See Video 4:31 min.
• Rod Ross votes to rescind previous decision to delay implementation and says it is a wonderful thing when leaders say they screwed up and applauds those on council who flip flopped. See Video 2:25 min.
• Actual Vote Taken 5 for & 2 (Johnson & McFarlane) Against. See Video 0:42 min. ...