Resolutions

WHEREAS    young people in Prince Edward Island have increasing information literacy needs particularly in the face of rapidly developing AI, social media, and WHEREAS  the Public Schools Branch and the Department of Education and Early Years value Inquiry-Based Education, and WHEREAS  certified Teacher-Librarians are specialists in teaching information literacy and inquiry-based education, and are at the…

WHEREAS   Canada’s Criminal Code still allows adults to hit children through section 43, which creates a special defense for parents, teachers, and “persons standing in the place of a parent” who use “reasonable” force by way of correction, making children the only group in Canada singled out in law as people who may be…

WHEREAS   psycho-educational assessments are essential for identifying students’ learning, cognitive, emotional, and behavioural needs, enabling schools and families to implement appropriate and timely supports and interventions, and WHEREAS   timely access to psycho-educational assessments is critical to student success, yet students in Prince Edward Island (PEI) frequently experience wait times of one year or…

WHEREAS   play is essential for children’s development, for their physical, mental, and social health. [Canadian Pediatric Society, July 2024], and WHEREAS   the right to play is recognized in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child to be as fundamental as the rights to be cared for and protected from violence. [Canadian Pediatric…

WHEREAS    on January 7, 2025, a cybersecurity incident involving PowerSchool, the student information system used by Prince Edward Island schools, resulted in unauthorized access to personal data of past and present Island school members, including names, dates of birth, addresses, phone numbers, and other sensitive information, and WHEREAS    the breach exposed highly sensitive records spanning…

WHEREAS    the digital world poses significant risks to children, including sexual exploitation, promotion of self-harm, bullying, and exposure to hateful content, and WHEREAS    Bill C-63, introduced to the House of Commons on February 26, 2024, by Justice Minister Arif Virani, proposes a new Online Harms Act to create regulations that hold social media…