P.E.I. school board reviews decision to remove student memorials

A Prince Edward Island school board is seeking more community feedback about a decision to remove student memorials.

Last month the decision to remove memorials from Kensington Intermediate Senior High School wall drew sharp criticism from members of the community, including the mother of a student who died in 1998 at the age of 18.

“Why? I couldn’t understand the meaning of it, and I read where it says that it’s upsetting, it could upset children. I thought, I don’t understand that. It’s been there for so long and we kind of rely on going there and seeing it,” Valerie Wadman previously told CTV News Atlantic.

“And I didn’t want to be nasty, but I wanted him to understand … it seemed cold, what he was telling me. Just matter-of-fact. So, I thought about it, and two weeks later I sent the email back. It was short. I just wanted him to know how I felt, my feelings about the whole thing. I thought I deserved an answer, some reasoning or something, don’t just tell me it’s upsetting children. What does that mean?”

The school board recently announced it’s extending its consultation period to get more feedback on the topic.

The deadline for the consultation is Jan. 30, 2025.

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