New Westminster parents, school board call on trustee to resign for Twitter trolling

New Westminster school board trustee Dee Beattie is being asked to resign by the board and parents after using a fake Twitter account to troll community members for over a year. 

Screenshots posted online by a parent show Beattie’s fake account under the name Allan Whitterstone replying with insults to tweets from parents and other community members. 

The school board says Beattie has decided to take medical leave. According to school board chair Maya Russell the board does not have the ability to remove a trustee in this case under the School Act, but are requesting she resign immediately. 

A Monday statement from the District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC) says Beattie “is now asking for taxpayers’

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