As kids in Victoria went back to school last week, they were greeted by police liaison officers for the first time in two years.

In 2023, liaison officers were banned by the Greater Victoria Board of Education. The board argued that some pupils, and even some teachers, felt unsafe around police officers.

After months of efforts by the education ministry to get the decision reversed, Education Minister Lisa Beare fired the board. Former district superintendent and Camosun College president Sherri Bell was appointed as a trustee until the next election.

Unfortunately, that might not be the end of the matter. Nine former school board members have taken the province to court, alleging that their firing was undemocratic and that the minister acted with “improper purpose.”

And they have some support. Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender has written to the minister, arguing that she acted without adequate evidence of the need for........

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