An Ontario school administrator whom the province’s Education Minister attempted to fire through legislation has resigned.
The province’s education minister attempted to fire Mark Watson through legislation
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An Ontario school administrator whom the province’s Education Minister attempted to fire through legislation has resigned.
Mark Watson was one of four Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board trustees who took a $45,000 trip to Italy to purchase $100,000 worth of art for the board.
The controversial trip is one of several examples of what Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra has cited as evidence of misuse of public money by some school boards and the need for governance reform.
Three of the four trustees paid his travel expenses, but Calandra has said Watson refused to pay his share in full and still owes more than $12,000.
Calandra introduced a bill Monday with the sole purpose of firing Watson and banning him from serving on any Ontario school board until 2030.
Watson did not respond to a request for comment, but on Friday the board said he had resigned.
