” … the HPEDSB release publicly the Integrity Commissioner’s report relating to the second Code of Conduct complaint against Trustee Rachel Prinzen.”
North Prince Edward Trustee Prinzen has twice been hit with board sanctions, one in late 2024 and another this past spring (2025).
Both instances are related to keeping confidential information of the board within the board, and both complaints were appealed by Prinzen at a divisional court.
The two sets of sanctions have been stayed and in February next year, a panel will review the case.
On Monday evening (September 22, 2025) Board Chair Kari Kramp indicated that since the I.C.’s report(s) was part of a legal proceeding, Parsons’ motion to publicly release the the second report was out of order.
Trustee Parsons discussed why he thought it was a legal matter in the first place.
“This board took the money that is directed to us from the province for education and used it to employ a lawyer to go to court and petition to have it sealed. It didn’t just happen.”
Kramp responded that if Parsons wished to talk further on the issue, they could go in camera (closed session).
PARSONS – “I think that’s the issue, is this board is very prone to not sharing things publicly. When we take money from the province and from this community that is intended to be used for the education of our students,
KRAMP – “Trustee Parsons, this is out of order.”
PARSONS – “I don’t believe so.”
Chair Kramp then indicated if Parsons wanted to appeal her ruling, he could do so, but Parsons was granted an opportunity to speak.
“This board thrives on secrets. I think this board should be far more accountable to the public than it is. We have a responsibility to the province and to the taxpayers and when we spend money that is not on students’ education, either we explain to them what we did with the money and why, or we might as well take the keys to Ed (education) Centre and mail them to the Minister (of Education). This is exactly his concerns.”
” … the boards are not accountable to the public for what we do. Unfortunately, this is another example. There’s no point in challenging you (Kramp’s out of order ruling), there’s no point going into closed session. This is unfortunately another example of the board not wishing the public to know what we’re doing with their money and with the students’ money.”
You can listen to the exchange between Chair Kramp and Trustee Parsons below
NOTE: Quinte News has filed a Freedom of Information request for both Integrity Commissioner reports. The response we received indicated since they were part of a legal proceeding, they could not be accessed.
(l-r) Director of Education Katherine MacIver, Board Chair Kari Kramp, Trustee Stacey Lewis
