A Guide for Student Belonging in Public Schools in Manitoba – MASS

A Guide for Student Belonging in Public Schools in Manitoba

Every student deserves to feel a sense of belonging in school; to feel safe, respected, and valued. In our Canadian democracy, every child has a right to quality, publicly funded education. The Manitoba Public Schools Act is the governing legislation
for public education in our province. It describes education as an important cornerstone of our thriving democracy and as contributing to the development of a fair, compassionate, healthy, and prosperous society. The purpose of the public school system is to serve both students and our society. It does this by attending to the educational needs and interests of students and by teaching them about individual and collective responsibilities as citizens in a democracy.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

1 Public schools are for all children. Every child has the right to public education regardless of their differing identities or needs. Children also have a right to belong in schools. 

2. Public schooling is a public service. Public schools are funded through provincial and local taxation, therefore free for all families 

3. Public schools are publicly governed. Schools are governed through public political processes by people who are elected locally (at the school board level) and provincially. This means that those elected are also responsible for and accountable to the public for the delivery and outcomes of public schooling.

4. Public education is a common good. Public schooling is meant to benefit individuals, communities, and our
greater society.

In Manitoba, public schooling and our commitment to children is hinged on the following guiding principles:

Every student deserves to feel a sense of belonging in school; to feel safe, respected, and valued. In our Canadian democracy,
every child has a right to quality, publicly funded education. The Manitoba Public Schools Act is the governing legislation
for public education in our province. It describes education as an important cornerstone of our thriving democracy and as
contributing to the development of a fair, compassionate, healthy, and prosperous society. The purpose of the public school
system is to serve both students and our society. It does this by attending to the educational needs and interests of students
and by teaching them about individual and collective responsibilities as citizens in a democracy.

Read the report https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xTLQtmWmXKC2fJ6Tj1yQJUicwrQMj8_t/view?usp=sharing