Chilliwack School Trustee

• Court revives controversial B.C. school trustee Barry Neufeld’s defamation lawsuit

  A defamation lawsuit by a Chilliwack school trustee will proceed against the former president of the BCTF after the B.C. Court of Appeal overturned a lower court ruling.

  Education

  Jun 10, 2021
  
• Controversial Chilliwack, B.C., school trustee calls local journalists R-word in online post

  Barry Neufeld's latest comments have prompted another round of calls for him to resign, including from the education minister.

  Education

  Nov 20, 2020
  
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• Chilliwack B.C. school trustee known for anti-LGBTQ2 comments, gets community hero award

  Barry Neufeld has made headlines the past few years for what many describe as his controversial stance on issues relating to gender identity, transgender people, and SOGI 123.

  Education

  Nov 16, 2020
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• B.C. school trustee apologizes for transgender coronavirus conspiracy theory attacking Theresa Tam

  Barry Neufeld suggested that the chief medical health officer may be transgender and, if so, has been deceiving Canadians.

  Education

  May 13, 2020
• Defamation lawsuit by anti-SOGI Chilliwack school trustee dismissed

  Hansman's criticism came after Neufeld wrote a Facebook post that said allowing children to choose their gender identity amounts to “child abuse.”

  Nov 27, 2019
• School board refused to host meeting because controversial Chilliwack school trustee would be there

  "We do feel the need to stand strongly by our stated values. Otherwise, they have no meaning."

  Education

  Jan 31, 2018
• Chilliwack trustee Barry Neufeld says he ‘must remain on the board’ to ‘protect impressionable children’

  In a statement, Neufeld says he believes children will be confused and harmed.

  Jan 20, 2018
• ‘It’s getting worse’: B.C. Education Minister on Chilliwack school trustee’s LGBTQ comments

  Months after a Chilliwack School Trustee began publicly maligning the province's gender identity and sexual orientation curriculum, B.C.'s Education Minister says he's had enough.

  Dec 20, 2017
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• Chilliwack school trustee should apologize for LGBTQ Facebook post says fellow board member

  In his post, Barry Neufeld said that allowing kids to choose their gender identity amounted to “child abuse.”

  Oct 24, 2017