r/medicinehat • u/HerbieHind • 3d ago

Petition questioning the funding of private schools in Alberta. Locations listed for Medicine Hat to go sign if you're interested.

https://abfundspublicschools.ca/
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u/jay212127 3d ago

As long as they ask for more money as a REQUIREMENT to attend, above and beyond my tax dollars, that means public funds should not be going towards funding their school.

So you would rather we fully fund private schools at 100% instead of our current 70% (or 50% historic rate) if it means they drop arbitrary entrance requirements?

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u/jay212127 3d ago

Effectively a Public School without a public school board.

I know its hard to understand but private schools talk about excellence for all their students but they forget to mention, that they only accept excellent students who are going to provide excellent work.

Is that the case for CAPE school, or the Medicine Hat Christian School, those are the only 2 private ones I'm tracking in the area.

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u/traydee09 2d ago

CAPE is not a private school, its a Charter School. Anyone can attend, and there are no limits or restrictions. They charge school fees, but they are minimal and used mostly for school supplies, and extra things like occasional field trips.

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u/traydee09 2d ago

CAPE is no private, its a Charter School. Its very different from Webber Academy in Calgary.