US Edition'Outraged' B.C. Parent Group Billed $1,500 for 'Basic' School Budget Info
NORTH OKANAGAN, BRITISH COLUMBIA, JUL 11 – Armstrong Elementary's PAC disputes a $1,560 fee for financial data needed to assess funding equity and transparency, with parents highlighting the cost equals multiple classrooms' supplies.
- Armstrong Elementary School's Parent Advisory Committee submitted a Freedom of Information request on May 20, 2025, to their local school district in British Columbia.
- The request sought basic school-level budget and staffing data, but the district responded in late June with a $1,560 fee instead of the requested information.
- The district defended the fee by pointing to the extensive 55 hours required to gather the requested data and citing the legal provisions that allow charging for costs incurred in fulfilling information access requests.
- The PAC stated the fee equals multiple classrooms worth of supplies and called it outrageous that parents must pay again to see public fund allocations.
- This dispute raises concerns about transparency and affordability of accessing public school financial data, potentially limiting parents' ability to oversee funding use.
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Armstrong parents furious over fee for school information
The Parent Advisory Committee from Armstrong Elementary School submitted Freedom of Information request to local school district, and received a bill for more than $1,500
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