Image: Supplied by Heather Maahs / SD33 released a statement Friday (Mar. 17)  saying that the Chilliwack school board has censured school board trustee Heather Maahs. The statement says Maahs supported a campaign against staff-selected learning resources in the district, and in her opposition to a student-led event conducted in accordance with the core values promoted by the school district; the statement said her actions were inconsistent with board policy. 

By Mike Vanden Bosch

SD33 Board of Education

SD33 Board of Education censures trustee Heather Maahs

Mar 17, 2023 | 8:32 AM

CHILLIWACK — The Chilliwack Board of Education has censured school board trustee Heather Maahs for a violation of the trustee code of conduct.

The censure occurred at a special in-camera meeting of the board on Thursday, March 16.

In a statement released by SD33, the Chilliwack School District said the violation involves a duty to support the integrity of the board and its decision-making processes.

“Trustees have an obligation to carry out their duties faithfully, diligently, and in a manner that will inspire public confidence in the ability and the integrity of the board,” the statement from SD33 noted. “Trustees will accept the decisions of the Board and support proposed actions in the implementation of a decision, regardless of holding an opposing position in debate or casting an opposition vote.”

The statement indicated that Trustee Maahs did not uphold those responsibilities in her support of a campaign against staff-selected learning resources in the district, and in her opposition to a student-led event conducted in accordance with the core values promoted by the school district.

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“It is expected that trustees will listen and work to be responsive to the concerns of community members; however, being seen to campaign with community members against the decisions of the board and district staff, and the actions of district staff and of students, is inconsistent with board policy,” the statement continued.

SD33 says its next step involves the hiring of an external facilitator to help the board in achieving this goal.

“The Board is committed to building board cohesion to support good governance,” the SD33 statement concluded.

There has been no comment from Maahs on her Facebook page as of Friday morning.