Woman’s faith bars her from becoming public school trustee: Taber mother ineligible because she’s Catholic

09/30/13

Tamara Miyanaga’s husband went to school in Taber’s Horizon School Division when he was a boy.

The couple’s three children later enrolled with the same public board.

Miyanaga, herself, works for the school division, at Ace Place Learning Centre.

So the Taber mother was surprised to learn she is not allowed to become a trustee with the public board.

Miyanaga found out last week she wasn’t eligible to run for one of the trustee positions at Horizon School Division in the upcoming election — because she is Catholic.

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