Nanaimo school district ends partnership with camp following complaints from parents

Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools says it will no longer work with a camp on Vancouver Island that it says doesn’t align with its values of providing safe and inclusive spaces.

NLPS executive director of communications Dale Burgos said the decision by the school district was precipitated by concerns raised by parents after seeing an April 2023 article in The Discourse that says an individual who planned to join the camp’s leadership program alleges the camp staff agreement required to be signed describes homosexuality, extra-marital sex and abortion as sinful.

In a statement to the Sounder, NLPS Superintendent Scott Saywell said “ending the partnership with Camp Qwanoes is the right thing to do” for reasons including safety and well-being as well as rebuilding trust with families.

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